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ASSESSMENT 3_TEST 2
Name : __________________________________________________
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UiTM No. : _____________________________
Group : _____________________________
Question Full Marks Marks
Test 2 1 15
CLO3 2 15
**LEAVE ALL THE CALCULATED ANSWERS CORRECT TO THREE (3) DECIMAL PLACES
QUESTION 1
The fat content (in grams) for one-ounce servings of dairy and non-dairy products was
randomly selected and is shown in the table below.
Dairy Non-dairy
29 25 17 36 41 25 32 29 38 34 24 41 41 37 29 30 38 39 10 29 55 29
27 29
x1 = 386 x 1 = 378
x 2
1 = 11968 x 2
2 = 14244
386 378
x1 = = 29 .692 x2 = = 34 .364
13 11
a) Are the two samples independent? Give your reason.
(1 mark)
b) Is it reasonable to assume that the two products have equal population variances? Use
10% level of significance.
(8 marks)
c) From your conclusion in (b), test at a 10% significance level whether the mean protein
content for both products differs.
(6 marks)
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QUESTION 2
A study is being carried out to see any differences in life satisfaction between young, middle-
aged, and older men and women. A life satisfaction questionnaire is given to each participant
in the research. A high degree of life satisfaction is indicated by a high score on the
questionnaire. The results are listed in the table below.
Adult Categories
Gender
Young Middle Older
Men 5 7 10
Women 7 11 10
The MINITAB output for the above data is as follows.
Analysis of Variance
Source DF SS MS F P
gender 1 6.000 6.000 C 0.225
adult categories 2 A 8.667 4.334 0.187
Error 2 4.000 B
Total 5 27.333
Assume all the assumptions of ANOVA are met, answer the following questions.
a) Identify the experimental design that was applied by the researcher. Give one advantage
of this design.
(2 marks)
b) State the response and factor variables for the above problem.
(2 marks)
c) Using the given data, show that SST is 27.333
(3 marks)
d) Find the value of A, B and C.
(3 marks)
e) Do the data provide enough evidence to indicate a difference in the mean life satisfaction
score using different adult categories at a 5% significance level? Use p-value
(5 marks)
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