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rwasp_hypothesismean2.wasp

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Testing Mean with known Variance - p-value

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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:46:00 -0700

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Statistical Computations at FreeStatistics.org, Office for Research Development and Education, URL https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?v=date/2008/Nov/10/t1226324854498ofe5sj0c8cbm.htm/, Retrieved Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:58:28 +0000

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-     [Testing Mean with known Variance - Critical Value] [Testing Mean with...] [2008-11-10 13:20:47] [deb3c14ac9e4607a6d84fc9d0e0e6cc2]
- RM      [Testing Mean with known Variance - p-value] [Testing Mean with...] [2008-11-10 13:46:00] [5e9e099b83e50415d7642e10d74756e4] [Current]
F           [Testing Mean with known Variance - p-value] [Testing Mean with...] [2008-11-10 14:12:54] [b635de6fc42b001d22cbe6e730fec936] 
F RMP         [Testing Mean with known Variance - Type II Error] [Testing Mean with...] [2008-11-10 14:49:22] [b635de6fc42b001d22cbe6e730fec936] 
F RMP         [Testing Mean with known Variance - Sample Size] [Testing Mean with...] [2008-11-10 15:04:13] [b635de6fc42b001d22cbe6e730fec936] 
F RMP         [Testing Population Mean with known Variance - Confidence Interval] [Testing Populatio...] [2008-11-10 15:15:08] [b635de6fc42b001d22cbe6e730fec936] 
- RMP         [Testing Sample Mean with known Variance - Confidence Interval] [Testing Sample Me...] [2008-11-10 15:25:08] [b635de6fc42b001d22cbe6e730fec936] 

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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Input	view raw input (R code)
Raw Output	view raw output of R engine
Computing time	1 seconds
R Server	'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135

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Summary of computational transaction \tabularnewline
Raw Input & view raw input (R code)  \tabularnewline
Raw Output & view raw output of R engine  \tabularnewline
Computing time & 1 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135 \tabularnewline
\hline
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[ROW][C]Summary of computational transaction[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Input[/C][C]view raw input (R code) [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Output[/C][C]view raw output of R engine [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Computing time[/C][C]1 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135[/C][/ROW]
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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Input	view raw input (R code)
Raw Output	view raw output of R engine
Computing time	1 seconds
R Server	'Gwilym Jenkins' @ 72.249.127.135

Testing Mean with known Variance
sample size	27
population variance	0.012
sample mean	0.1546
null hypothesis about mean	0.15
type I error	0.05
Z-value	0.218197158551618
p-value (one-tailed)	0.413637749448374
p-value (two-tailed)	0.827275498896748
conclusion for one-tailed test
Do not reject the null hypothesis.
conclusion for two-tailed test
Do not reject the null hypothesis

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\hline
Testing Mean with known Variance \tabularnewline
sample size & 27 \tabularnewline
population variance & 0.012 \tabularnewline
sample mean & 0.1546 \tabularnewline
null hypothesis about mean & 0.15 \tabularnewline
type I error & 0.05 \tabularnewline
Z-value & 0.218197158551618 \tabularnewline
p-value (one-tailed) & 0.413637749448374 \tabularnewline
p-value (two-tailed) & 0.827275498896748 \tabularnewline
conclusion for one-tailed test \tabularnewline
Do not reject the null hypothesis. \tabularnewline
conclusion for two-tailed test \tabularnewline
Do not reject the null hypothesis \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
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[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Testing Mean with known Variance[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]sample size[/C][C]27[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]population variance[/C][C]0.012[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]sample mean[/C][C]0.1546[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]null hypothesis about mean[/C][C]0.15[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]type I error[/C][C]0.05[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Z-value[/C][C]0.218197158551618[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value (one-tailed)[/C][C]0.413637749448374[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value (two-tailed)[/C][C]0.827275498896748[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]conclusion for one-tailed test[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Do not reject the null hypothesis.[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]conclusion for two-tailed test[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Do not reject the null hypothesis[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
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Testing Mean with known Variance
sample size	27
population variance	0.012
sample mean	0.1546
null hypothesis about mean	0.15
type I error	0.05
Z-value	0.218197158551618
p-value (one-tailed)	0.413637749448374
p-value (two-tailed)	0.827275498896748
conclusion for one-tailed test
Do not reject the null hypothesis.
conclusion for two-tailed test
Do not reject the null hypothesis

Parameters (Session):

par1 = 27 ; par2 = 0.012 ; par3 = 0.1546 ; par4 = 0.15 ; par5 = 0.05 ;

Parameters (R input):

par1 = 27 ; par2 = 0.012 ; par3 = 0.1546 ; par4 = 0.15 ; par5 = 0.05 ;

R code (references can be found in the software module):

par1<-as.numeric(par1)
par2<-as.numeric(par2)
par3<-as.numeric(par3)
par4<-as.numeric(par4)
par5<-as.numeric(par5)
c <- 'NA'
csn <- abs(qnorm(par5))
csn2 <- abs(qnorm(par5/2))
z <- (par3 - par4) / (sqrt(par2/par1))
p <- 1-pnorm(z)
if (par3 == par4)
{
conclusion <- 'Error: the null hypothesis and sample mean must not be equal.'
conclusion2 <- conclusion
} else {
if (p < par5/2)
{
conclusion2 <- 'Reject the null hypothesis'
} else {
conclusion2 <- 'Do not reject the null hypothesis'
}
}
if (p < par5)
{
conclusion <- 'Reject the null hypothesis.'
} else {
conclusion <- 'Do not reject the null hypothesis.'
}
p
conclusion
load(file='createtable')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,hyperlink('ht_mean_knownvar.htm','Testing Mean with known Variance','learn more about Statistical Hypothesis Testing about the Mean when the Variance is known'),2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'sample size',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par1)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'population variance',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'sample mean',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par3)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'null hypothesis about mean',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par4)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'type I error',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par5)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Z-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,z)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value (one-tailed)',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,p)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value (two-tailed)',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,p*2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'conclusion for one-tailed test',2,header=TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,conclusion,2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'conclusion for two-tailed test',2,header=TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,conclusion2,2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable.tab')

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