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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

Section: Chapter Questions

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Manufacturers of tires report that car tires should be able to last an average of 50,000 miles. A new tire company produces a different type of tread and tests 100 randomly selected tires. This sample of 100 tires lasted an average of 51,500 miles. Assuming the new type of tread does not improve the mileage of the tire, 200 sample means were simulated and displayed on the dotplot.

Using the dotplot and the sample mean mileage, is there convincing evidence that the new type of tread improves the mileage of the tire?

a. Yes, because a mean mileage of 51,500 or more occurred only 14 out of 200 times, the mean mileage is statistically significant. There is convincing evidence the new type of tire tread improves mileage of the tire.

b. Yes, because a mean mileage of 51,500 or less occurred 186 out of 200 times, the mean mileage is statistically significant. There is convincing evidence the new type of tire tread improves mileage of the tire.

c. No, because a mean mileage of 51,500 or less occurred 186 out of 200 times, the mean mileage is not statistically significant. There is not convincing evidence the new type of tire tread improves mileage of the tire.

d. No, because a mean mileage of 51,500 or more occurred 14 out of 200 times, the mean mileage is not statistically significant. There is not convincing evidence the new type of tire tread improves mileage of the tire.

Simulated Tire Mileage
47,000
48,000
49,000
50,000
51,000
52,000
53,000
Mean mileage

Definition Definition Measure of central tendency that is the average of a given data set. The mean value is evaluated as the quotient of the sum of all observations by the sample size. The mean, in contrast to a median, is affected by extreme values. Very large or very small values can distract the mean from the center of the data. Arithmetic mean: The most common type of mean is the arithmetic mean. It is evaluated using the formula: μ = 1 N ∑ i = 1 N x i Other types of means are the geometric mean, logarithmic mean, and harmonic mean. Geometric mean: The nth root of the product of n observations from a data set is defined as the geometric mean of the set: G = x 1 x 2 ... x n n Logarithmic mean: The difference of the natural logarithms of the two numbers, divided by the difference between the numbers is the logarithmic mean of the two numbers. The logarithmic mean is used particularly in heat transfer and mass transfer. ln x 2 − ln x 1 x 2 − x 1 Harmonic mean: The inverse of the arithmetic mean of the inverses of all the numbers in a data set is the harmonic mean of the data. 1 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 + ...

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