6.4 One and Two-Sample Inference for Variances
Example - Problem 26 – Page 435 D. Kim did some crude tensile strength testing on pieces of some nominally in. diameter wire of various lengths. Perform a hypothesis test to determine if there is a significant difference between the mean tensile strengths between 25 cm and 30 cm lengths of nominal in. diameter wire using a significance level of To determine if the equal variance approach can be applied, the following hypothesis test should be performed.
Test for Equal Variances Hypotheses
Minitab Output Test for Equal Variances F-Test (normal distribution) Test Statistic: P-Value : Levene's Test (any continuous distribution) Test Statistic: P-Value : 0.122
Additional Output Descriptive Statistics: Strength by Length Variable Length N Mean StDev Strength 25 cm 30 cm
Two-Sample T-Test and CI: 25cm, 30cm Two-sample T for 25cm vs 30cm N Mean StDev SE Mean 25cm cm Difference = mu 25cm - mu 30cm T-Test of difference = 0 (vs not =): T-Value = 1.01 P-Value = DF = 12 Two-Sample T-Test and CI: 25cm, 30cm Two-sample T for 25cm vs 30cm N Mean StDev SE Mean 25cm cm Difference = mu 25cm - mu 30cm T-Test of difference = 0 (vs not =): T-Value = 1.01 P-Value = DF = 14 Both use Pooled StDev = 0.286