Mathematical Statistics with Applications
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780495110811
Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15.3, Problem 8E
Refer to Exercise 12.15. Using the sign test, do you find sufficient evidence to support concluding that completion times differ for the two populations? Use α = .10.
A plant manager, in deciding whether to purchase a machine of design A or design B, checks the times for completing a certain task on each machine. Eight technicians were used in the experiment, with each technician using both machine A and machine B in a randomized order. The times (in seconds) required to complete the task are given in the accompanying table.
- a Test to see if there is a significant difference between mean completion times, at the 5% significance level.
- b Do you think pairing on technicians was worthwhile in this case? Explain.
- c What assumptions are necessary for the test in part (a)?
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