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A manufacturer produces crankshafts for an automobile engine. The crankshafts wear after 100,000 miles (0.0001 inch) is of interest because it is likely to have an impact on warranty claims. A random sample of  shafts is tested and . It is known that  and that wear is normally distributed.

(a) Test  versus  using .

(b) What is the power of this test if  ?

(c) What sample size would be required to detect a true mean of  if we wanted the power to be at least  ?

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QUESTION:

A manufacturer produces crankshafts for an automobile engine. The crankshafts wear after 100,000 miles (0.0001 inch) is of interest because it is likely to have an impact on warranty claims. A random sample of  shafts is tested and . It is known that  and that wear is normally distributed.

(a) Test  versus  using .

(b) What is the power of this test if  ?

(c) What sample size would be required to detect a true mean of  if we wanted the power to be at least  ?

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 5

Given,

Sample size, n = 15

The sample mean,

The standard deviation,

Using the given values let’s determine the following:

 

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