The Trash Bag Case
The Trash Bag Case: A marketer of trash bags uses hypothesis testing to support its claim that the mean breaking strength of its new trash bag is greater than 50 pounds. As a result, a television network approves use of this claim in a commercial.
The Valentine’s Day Chocolate Case: A candy company projects that this year’s sales of its special valentine box of assorted chocolates will be 10 percent higher than last year. The candy company uses hypothesis testing to assess whether it is reasonable to plan for a 10 percent increase in sales of the valentine box.