Question

The average height and weight of women varies around the world, but in the United States
in 2010, the average adult female height was 63.8 inches (approximately 5 feet 4 inches) and
166.2 pounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is believed that
women from the Midwest are taller as compared to other regions. We want to test this claim
and we use the Getting To Know You Survey data to support the claim that average
height of Minnesotan women enrolled in University of Minnesota is greater than 63.8 inches?
Test at α = 0.05.

(a) State the parameter of interest.
(b) Give assumptions for the statistical test. Discuss if the assumptions will be met for the
problem.
(c) State H0 and H

Answer 1

(a) height

(b) U of M women is biased sample of Minnesota women.

(c) Ho: U of M height = US height

Ha: U of M height ≠ US height