The Normal Distribution
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The time taken for a computer script to complete a specific task is normally distributed with a mean of 40 seconds and a standard deviation of 6 seconds.

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Find the probability of the script taking longer than 50 seconds.

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b.

A developer suspects that a recent update has changed the mean completion time.

Write down a null and alternative hypothesis for a two-tailed test.

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c.

A random sample of 9 scripts is run, resulting in a mean completion time of 45 seconds.

Test at the 1% significance level whether there is evidence that the mean completion time has changed.

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The Normal Distribution Questions

Practise Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 100 questions covering The Normal Distribution, Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions, The Inverse Normal Distribution Function, The Standard Normal Distribution, Finding the mean and standard deviation, Approximating a Binomial Distribution, and Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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