STA 2104 ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE DATE: 4 APRIL 2012 1.

The manager of a factory would like to investigate the effect of music playing on the productivity of his workers. The following table shows the measure of productivity level of two groups of workers under two conditions: music turned on during working hours, and music turned off during working hours.
Working condition Music turned on Music turn off Number of workers 14 18 Sample mean 5.3 4.6 Sample variance 5.76 1.44

Assume that the productivity levels of the workers are normally distributed with equal variances. Test whether we can conclude that the workers performed better with music playing on during working hours at 5% significance level. (8 marks) 2. The developers of a training program designed to improve manual dexterity claim that people who complete the 6-week program will increase their manual dexterity. A random sample of 6 people enrolled in the training program gave the following results.
Before After 5.4 5.9 6.9 7.6 7.1 7.0 8.4 8.7 6.9 7.6 6.5 6.5

Test whether we can conclude that the training is effective in increasing the manual dexterity using a 5% significance level. (10 marks) 3. The manager of a well-known brand of doughnut outlet claims that its 7 different flavors of doughnuts are equally preferred by the customers. A recent survey done on a random sample of 280 customers revealed the following:
Flavor Number of customers A 32 B 35 C 48 D 38 E 36 F 40 G 51

Test on the claim of the manager, using 5% significance level. 4.

(8 marks)

A car manufacturer wishes to investigate whether there is a relationship between gender and model of cars purchased by his customers. The table below shows the records of purchase of a random sample of 120 customers.
Gender Male Female A 35 12 Model of car purchased B 14 30 C 9 20

Test at 10% significance level, whether there is an association between gender and the model of car purchased by the customers. (12 marks)