1. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-1 Lesson 8: One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis

2. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-2 Outline Review of CLT and CI What is a hypothesis? Type I and type II errors? One-Tailed Tests Two-Tailed Tests p-Value in Hypothesis Testing Tests Concerning Proportion

3. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-3 Central Limit Theorem #1 5 balls in the bag: Draw 50 ball 1000 times with replacement. Compute the sample mean. Plot a relative frequency histogram (empirical probability histogram) of the 1000 sample means. 0 1 2 3 4 The Central Limit Theorem says 1.The empirical histogram looks like a normal density. 2.Expected value (mean of the normal distribution) = 2. 3.Variance of the sample means = 2/50=0.04.

4. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-4 Confidence Interval #1 Five numbered balls in the bag: Draw one sample of 50 balls with replacement. Compute the sample mean and sample standard deviation. Suppose the sample mean is 10 and the sample variance is 2. Can you tell us the range of possible values the population mean may take, at 95% confidence level? ? ? ? ? ? 

5. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-5 Hypothesis testing #1 Five numbered balls in the bag: Draw one sample of 50 balls with replacement. Compute the sample mean and sample standard deviation. Suppose the sample mean is 10 and the sample variance is 2. Do you think the balls in this bag has a mean of 2? ? ? ? ? ? 2

6. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-6 What is a Hypothesis? A Hypothesis is a statement about the value of a population parameter developed for the purpose of testing. Examples of hypotheses made about a population parameter are: The mean monthly income for systems analysts is $3,625. Twenty percent of all customers at Bovine’s Chop House return for another meal within a month.

7. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data What is Hypothesis Testing? Hypothesis testing is a procedure, based on sample evidence and probability theory, used to determine whether the hypothesis is a reasonable statement and should not be rejected, or is unreasonable and should be rejected.

8. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-8 Hypothesis Testing Step 1: state null and alternative hypothesis Step 2: select a level of significance Step 3: identify the test statistic Step 4: formulate a decision rule Step 5: Take a sample, arrive at a decision Do not reject null Reject null and accept alternative

9. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-9 Null and Alternative Hypothesis Null Hypothesis H 0 : A statement about the value of a population parameter. Alternative Hypothesis H 1 : A statement that is accepted if the sample data provide evidence that the null hypothesis is false. Level of Significance: The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

10. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-10 Objectivity in formulating a hypothesis In court, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven beyond reasonable doubt to be guilty of stated charges. The “null hypothesis”, i.e. the denial of our theory, is presumed true until we prove beyond reasonable doubt that it is false. “Beyond reasonable doubt” means that the probability of claiming that our theory is true when it is not (null hypothesis true) is less than an a priori set significance level (usually 5% or 1%). Is the defendant guilty? Null: the defendant is not guilty. Alternative: the defendant is guilty.

11. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-11 Type I and type II errors Type I Error: conclude the defendant guilty when the defendant did not commit the crime. Level of significance is also the maximum probability of committing a type I error. We want to limit this Type I Error to some small number. Type II Error: Conclude the defendant not guilty when the defendant actually committed the crime. Committed Crime YesNo Court Decision (Guilty or not) GuiltyCorrect decision Type I error Not GuiltyType II errorCorrect decision

12. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-12 Type I and type II errors Type I Error: Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true. Level of significance is also the maximum probability of committing a type I error. We want to limit this Type I Error to some small number. Type II Error: Accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false. State of nature Null trueNull false Decision based on the sample statistic Don’t reject null Correct decision Type II error Reject nullType I errorCorrect decision

13. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-13 Critical values Test statistic: A value, determined from sample information, used to determine whether or not to reject the null hypothesis. Critical value: The dividing point between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it is not rejected.

14. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-14 One-Tailed Tests A test is one-tailed when the alternate hypothesis, H 1, states a direction, such as: H 1 : The mean yearly commissions earned by full-time realtors is more than $35,000. (µ>$35,000) H 1 : The mean speed of trucks traveling on I-95 in Georgia is less than 60 miles per hour. (µ<60) H 1 : Less than 20 percent of the customers pay cash for their gasoline purchase. (  <.20)

15. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data 0 1 2 3 4 Critical Value z=1.65.95 probability Sampling Distribution for the Statistic Z for a One Tailed Test,.05 Level of Significance Rejection region Reject the null if the test statistic falls into this region..05 probability

16. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-16 Two-Tailed Tests A test is two-tailed when no direction is specified in the alternate hypothesis H 1, such as: H 1 : The mean amount spent by customers at the Wal- Mart in Georgetown is not equal to $25. (µ  $25). H 1 : The mean price for a gallon of gasoline is not equal to $1.54. (µ  $1.54).

17. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Copyright© 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved -4-3-2-1 0 1 2 3 4 Critical Value z=1.96.95 probability Sampling Distribution for the Statistic Z for a Two Tailed Test,.05 Level of Significance Rejection region #2 Reject the null if the test statistic falls into these two regions. Rejection region #1.025 probability Critical Value z=-1.96

18. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-18 Testing for the Population Mean: Large Sample, Population Standard Deviation Known When testing for the population mean from a large sample and the population standard deviation is known, the test statistic is given by:

19. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-19 EXAMPLE 1 The processors of Fries’ Catsup indicate on the label that the bottle contains 16 ounces of catsup. The standard deviation of the process is 0.5 ounces. A sample of 36 bottles from last hour’s production revealed a mean weight of 16.12 ounces per bottle. At the.05 significance level is the process out of control? That is, can we conclude that the mean amount per bottle is different from 16 ounces?

20. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-20 EXAMPLE 1 continued Step 1: State the null and the alternative hypotheses: H 0 :  = 16; H 1 :   16 Step 2: Select the level of significance. In this case we selected the.05 significance level. Step 3: Identify the test statistic. Because we know the population standard deviation, the test statistic is z.

21. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-21 EXAMPLE 1 continued Step 4: State the decision rule: Reject H 0 if z > 1.96 or z < -1.96 Step 5: Compute the value of the test statistic and arrive at a decision. Do not reject the null hypothesis. We cannot conclude the mean is different from 16 ounces.

22. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-22 p-Value in Hypothesis Testing A p-Value is the probability, assuming that the null hypothesis is true, of finding a value of the test statistic at least as extreme as the computed value for the test. The “ critical probability ” for our decision to reject the null. If the p-Value is smaller than the significance level, H 0 is rejected. If the p-Value is larger than the significance level, H 0 is not rejected.

23. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-23 Computation of the p-Value One-Tailed Test: p-Value = P{z ≥absolute value of the computed test statistic value} Two-Tailed Test: p-Value = 2P{z ≥ absolute value of the computed test statistic value} From EXAMPLE 1, z = 1.44, and because it was a two-tailed test, the p-Value = 2P{z ≥ 1.44} = 2(.5-.4251) =.1498. Because.1498 >.05, do not reject H 0.

24. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-24 Testing for the Population Mean: Large Sample, Population Standard Deviation Unknown Here  is unknown, so we estimate it with the sample standard deviation s. As long as the sample size n  30, z can be approximated with:

25. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-25 EXAMPLE 2 Roder ’ s Discount Store chain issues its own credit card. Lisa, the credit manager, wants to find out if the mean monthly unpaid balance is more than $400. The level of significance is set at.05. A random check of 172 unpaid balances revealed the sample mean to be $407 and the sample standard deviation to be $38. Should Lisa conclude that the population mean is greater than $400, or is it reasonable to assume that the difference of $7 ($407-$400) is due to chance?

26. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-26 EXAMPLE 2 continued Step 1: H 0 :   $400, H 1 :  > $400 Step 2: The significance level is.05 Step 3: Because the sample is large we can use the z distribution as the test statistic. Step 4: H 0 is rejected if z>1.65 Step 5: Perform the calculations and make a decision. H 0 is rejected. Lisa can conclude that the mean unpaid balance is greater than $400.

27. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-27 Testing for a Population Mean: Small Sample, Population Standard Deviation Unknown The test statistic is the t distribution. The test statistic for the one sample case is given by:

28. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-28 Example 3 The current rate for producing 5 amp fuses at Neary Electric Co. is 250 per hour. A new machine has been purchased and installed that, according to the supplier, will increase the production rate. A sample of 10 randomly selected hours from last month revealed the mean hourly production on the new machine was 256 units, with a sample standard deviation of 6 per hour. At the.05 significance level can Neary conclude that the new machine is faster?

29. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-29 Example 3 continued Step 1: State the null and the alternate hypothesis. H 0 :   250; H 1 :  > 250 Step 2: Select the level of significance. It is.05. Step 3: Find a test statistic. It is the t distribution because the population standard deviation is not known and the sample size is less than 30.

30. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-30 Example 3 continued Step 4: State the decision rule. There are 10 – 1 = 9 degrees of freedom. The null hypothesis is rejected if t > 1.833. Step 5: Make a decision and interpret the results. The null hypothesis is rejected. The mean number produced is more than 250 per hour.

31. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-31 Tests Concerning Proportion A Proportion is the fraction or percentage that indicates the part of the population or sample having a particular trait of interest. The sample proportion is denoted by p and is found by:

32. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-32 Test Statistic for Testing a Single Population Proportion The sample proportion is p and  is the population proportion.

33. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-33 EXAMPLE 4 In the past, 15% of the mail order solicitations for a certain charity resulted in a financial contribution. A new solicitation letter that has been drafted is sent to a sample of 200 people and 45 responded with a contribution. At the.05 significance level can it be concluded that the new letter is more effective?

34. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-34 Example 4 continued Step 1: State the null and the alternate hypothesis. H 0 :  .15 H 1 :  >.15 Step 2: Select the level of significance. It is.05. Step 3: Find a test statistic. The z distribution is the test statistic.

35. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-35 Example 4 continued Step 4: State the decision rule. The null hypothesis is rejected if z is greater than 1.65. Step 5: Make a decision and interpret the results. The null hypothesis is rejected. More than 15 percent are responding with a pledge. The new letter is more effective.

36. Ka-fu Wong © 2007 ECON1003: Analysis of Economic Data Lesson8-36 - END - Lesson 8: One-Sample Tests of Hypothesis