The mass of a high-precision turbine blade is modelled by a normal distribution with a mean of 450.0450.0450.0 g and a standard deviation of 12.412.412.4 g. After a change in the manufacturing process, a quality control engineer suspects that the mean mass of the blades has decreased. A random sample of 505050 blades is measured, and the sample mean mass is found to be 446.2446.2446.2 g. Carry out a hypothesis test at the 2%2\%2% significance level to investigate the engineer's suspicion.
Practise Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 439 questions, 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.