Question

Space shuttle Challengerexploded because of O-ring failure shortly after it was launched. O-ring damage and temperature at time of launch for the 23 space shuttle flights that preceded the Challenger. The data is reproduced below.

Flights with O-ring damage 43 57 58 63 70 70 75
Flights with no O-ring damage 66 67 67 67 68 69 70 70 72 73 75 76 76 78 79 81
Is the mean launch temperature for fights with O-ring damage significantly less than for flights with no O-ring damage? Use 5% level of significance.

Answer 1

The mean launch temperature for flights with O-ring damage is significantly lesser than Flights with No O-ring

Explanation:

Let

Null hypothesis : H0 : μ1 ≥ μ2

Alternate hypothesis : Ha : μ1 < μ2

next calculate the test statistic

t = -2.312

calculate the P-value

p-value = T.DIST ( t ,df ) ( excel function )

= 0.0270

Given that P-value ( 0.020 ) < level of significance ( 0.05 ) we will not fail to reject the null hypothesis

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