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Data from the department of motor vehicles indicate that 80% of all licensed drivers are older than age 25.
- a. In a sample of n = 60 people who recently received speeding tickets. 38 were older than 25 years and the other 22 were age 25 or younger. Is the age distribution for this sample significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers? Use α = .05.
- b. In a sample of n = 60 people who recently received parking tickets. 43 were older than 25 years and the other 17 were age 25 or younger. Is the age distribution for this sample significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers? Use α = .05.
a.
To find: The age distribution for the given sample is significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers.
Answer to Problem 4P
Reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the age distribution for the given sample is significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers.
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
In a sample of 60 people who received speeding tickets, 38 were of age 25 and older and 22 were of age 25 and younger. Data from the Department of Motor Vehicles indicate
that 80% of all licensed drivers are older than age 25, use
Calculation:
Step 1:
Null Hypothesis:
Alternate Hypothesis:
Step 2: For the given sample, degrees of freedom equals:
With
Step 3:
The proportion of licensed driver older than 25 is 0.8(that is, 80%) and proportion of those younger than 25 is 0.2.
The formula to calculate expected frequency is:
Substituting respective values of proportion and
The contingency table is:
Frequency | Age 25+ | Age 25- |
Observed (
|
38 | 22 |
Expected (
|
48 | 12 |
Finally substitute the values in the
Step 4: Rejection rule:
Reject the null hypothesis, when
Since
Step 5: Based on the results of hypotheses test, there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis at
Hence, reject the null hypothesis and concluded that the age distribution for the given sample is significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers
b.
To find: The age distribution for the given sample is significantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers.
Answer to Problem 4P
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Step 1: State the hypothesis.
Null Hypothesis:
Alternate Hypothesis:
Step 2: For the given sample, degrees of freedom equals:
With
Step 3:
The proportion of licensed driver older than 25 is 0.8(i.e. 80%) and proportion of those younger than 25 is 0.2
The formula to calculate expected frequency is:
Substituting respective values of proportion and
The contingency table is:
Frequency | Age 25+ | Age 25- |
Observed (
|
43 | 17 |
Expected (
|
48 | 12 |
Finally substitute the values in the
Step 4: Rejection rule.
Reject when
Since
Step 5: Based on the results of hypothesis test, there is sufficient evidence to accept the null hypothesis at
Hence, fail to reject the null hypothesis and concluded that the age distribution for the given sample is insignificantly different from the distribution for the population of licensed drivers.
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