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2.5 O: Statistical hypothesis testing

2.5 O: Statistical hypothesis testing

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Question 31

It is known that 75% of the diesel cars registered in the earlier of the two years covered by the AQA Large Data Set have CO emissions of less than 0.3 g/km.

Jo wants to investigate whether the proportion of diesel cars with CO emissions of less than 0.3 g/km has changed in the later year. She will carry out a hypothesis test at the 10% significance level, with a probability of at most 0.05 in each tail, using a random sample of 30 diesel cars registered in the later year.

a.

State suitable null and alternative hypotheses for Jo's test.

[1]
b.

Using a 10% significance level, find the critical region for Jo's test.

[5]
c.

In her random sample, Jo finds 22 cars with CO emissions of less than 0.3 g/km. State Jo's conclusion in context.

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2.5 O: Statistical hypothesis testing Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /2.5 O: Statistical hypothesis testing

162 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 2.5 O: Statistical hypothesis testing, covering 2.5.1 Language of hypothesis testing, 2.5.2 Hypothesis test for a binomial proportion, and 2.5.3 Hypothesis test for a Normal mean (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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