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2.5.1 Statistical hypothesis testing

2.5.1 Statistical hypothesis testing

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Question 8

A manufacturer knows that 12% of its light bulbs fail within a year. A new production method is introduced, and the manufacturer wants to know whether the proportion failing within a year has changed.

A random sample of 200 bulbs made by the new method is taken, and X X\,X is the number that fail within a year.

a.

State suitable null and alternative hypotheses for the manufacturer's test.

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b.

State the distribution of X X\,X under the null hypothesis.

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c.

State whether this test is one-tailed or two-tailed, and give a reason.

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2.5.1 Statistical hypothesis testing Questions

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