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Problem 8
Willco is a manufacturer in a mature cyclical industry. During the most recent industry
cycle, its net income averaged $30 million per year with a standard deviation of $10
million (n = 6 observations). Management claims that Willcos performance during the
most recent cycle results from new approaches and that we can dismiss profitability
expectations based on its average or normalized earnings of $24 million per year in
prior cycles.
A. With as the population value of mean annual net income, formulate null and
alternative hypotheses consistent with testing Willco managements claim.
Hipotesis Awal : = 24
Hipotesis Alternatif : > 24
C. Identify the rejection point or points at the 0.05 level of significance for the hypoth
tested in Part A.
Menolak jika t > 2.015 (berasal dari 0.05 tabel t-distribution appendix B), ini diketahui seb
D. Determine whether or not to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.05 significance leve
Problem 9
Investment analysts often use earnings per share (EPS) forecasts. One test of forecastin
quality is the zero-mean test, which states that optimal forecasts should
have a mean forecasting error of 0. (Forecasting error = Predicted value of variable A
You have collected data (shown in the table above) for two analysts who cover two
different industries: Analyst A covers the telecom industry; Analyst B covers automotiv
parts and suppliers.
A. With as the population mean forecasting error, formulate null and alternative
hypotheses for a zero-mean test of forecasting quality.
H0: = 0, Ha : 0
B. For Analyst A, using both a t-test and a z-test, determine whether to reject the null
the 0.05 and 0.01 levels of significance.
t: df = 100, = 0.05, t > 1.984 atau t < -1.984 = 0.01, t > 2.626 atau t< -2.626 t = 5.025
C. For Analyst B, using both a t-test and a z-test, determine whether to reject the null
the 0.05 and 0.01 levels of significance.
Problem 10
Reviewing the EPS forecasting performance data for Analysts A and B, you want to
investigate whether the larger average forecast errors of Analyst A are due to chance o
to a higher underlying mean value for Analyst B. Assume that the forecast errors of bot
analysts are normally distributed and that the samples are independent.
A. Formulate null and alternative hypotheses consistent with determining whether the
population mean value of Analyst As forecast errors (1) are larger than Analyst
Bs (2).
B. Identify the test statistic for conducting a test of the null hypothesis formulated in
Part A.
Menggunakan Rumus t-test, df = 200
C. Identify the rejection point or points for the hypothesis tested in Part A, at the 0.05
level of significance.
Menolak jika t > 1.653 (berasal dari 0.05 tabel t-distribution appendix B), ini diketahui seb
D. Determine whether or not to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significa
Standard Deviations of
Forecast Errors
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