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Question 57

A chemical engineer is investigating whether a new catalyst increases the yield of a specific synthetic reaction. The yield, measured in grams per batch, is denoted by yyy. A random sample of 80 batches produced without the catalyst (Group 1) and an independent random sample of 120 batches produced with the catalyst (Group 2) were recorded. The results are summarized in the table below:

Sample GroupSample Size∑y\sum y∑y∑y2\sum y^2∑y2Unbiased estimate of meanUnbiased estimate of variance
Without catalyst806240492000yˉ1\bar{y}_1yˉ​1​s12s_1^2s12​
With catalyst120——81.5380.4
a.

Calculate the values of yˉ1\bar{y}_1yˉ​1​ and s12s_1^2s12​.

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b.

Test, at the 1% level of significance, whether there is evidence that the mean yield is greater when the catalyst is used. State your hypotheses clearly.

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The Normal Distribution Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /The Normal Distribution

616 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution, covering 3.1 The Normal Distribution, 3.2 Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions, 3.3 The Inverse Normal Distribution Function, 3.4 The Standard Normal Distribution, 3.5 Finding the mean and standard deviation, 3.6 Approximating a Binomial Distribution, and 3.7 Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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