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2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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Question 110

The carbon mass percentage, CCC, and the Vickers hardness index, HHH, of n=12n = 12n=12 steel alloy specimens were recorded during a quality control test.

Summary statistics for the data are as follows:

∑C=5.4∑C2=2.5074SHH=45.6SCH=1.62 \sum C = 5.4 \quad \sum C^2 = 2.5074 \quad S_{HH} = 45.6 \quad S_{CH} = 1.62 ∑C=5.4∑C2=2.5074SHH​=45.6SCH​=1.62
a.

(i) Calculate the mean carbon mass percentage, Cˉ\bar{C}Cˉ.

(ii) Show that the standard deviation of the carbon mass percentages is 0.08030.08030.0803 to 3 significant figures.

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b.

Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient (PMCC) between CCC and HHH.

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c.

For an industrial report, the carbon data were transformed using the linear coding P=100C−10P = 100C - 10P=100C−10.

Use your results from part (a) to calculate the mean and the standard deviation of the transformed values, PPP.

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d.

Given that QQQ is the transformed hardness index using the same linear coding Q=100H−10Q = 100H - 10Q=100H−10, state the value of the product moment correlation coefficient between PPP and QQQ. Give a reason for your answer.

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2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing

355 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing, covering 2.5.1 Process and language of hypothesis testing, 2.5.2 When to apply 1-tail and 2-tail tests, 2.5.3 Significance level and incorrect rejection, 2.5.4 Null and alternative hypotheses (binomial), 2.5.5 Conduct a binomial hypothesis test, 2.5.6 Critical and acceptance regions (binomial), 2.5.7 Distribution of the sample mean (A-level only), 2.5.8 Hypothesis test for a single mean (A-level only), 2.5.9 Critical and acceptance regions (mean) (A-level only), 2.5.10 Correlation as closeness to a straight line (A-level only), 2.5.11 Inference using a correlation coefficient (A-level only), and 2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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