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2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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Question 145

A biochemist is studying the effect of temperature, TTT in ∘C^\circ\text{C}∘C, on the rate of a catalytic reaction, VVV in units of 10−2 mol s−110^{-2} \text{ mol s}^{-1}10−2 mol s−1. Data from a random sample of 12 experiments are summarised as follows:

∑T=480∑T2=21200∑V=150∑V2=2025 \sum T = 480 \quad \sum T^2 = 21200 \quad \sum V = 150 \quad \sum V^2 = 2025 ∑T=480∑T2=21200∑V=150∑V2=2025

and the regression line of VVV on TTT has the equation V=2.5+0.25TV = 2.5 + 0.25TV=2.5+0.25T.

a.

Use the regression line to estimate the rate of reaction in mol s−1\text{mol s}^{-1}mol s−1 for an experiment conducted at 35∘C35^\circ\text{C}35∘C.

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b.

Find the values of STTS_{TT}STT​ and SVVS_{VV}SVV​.

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c.

Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient between TTT and VVV.

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d.

A 13th experiment is performed. The temperature is recorded as 40∘C40^\circ\text{C}40∘C and the rate of reaction is measured as 0.125 mol s−10.125 \text{ mol s}^{-1}0.125 mol s−1.

Use the formula STV=∑(T−Tˉ)(V−Vˉ)S_{TV} = \sum (T - \bar{T})(V - \bar{V})STV​=∑(T−Tˉ)(V−Vˉ) to demonstrate that the value of STVS_{TV}STV​ for the 13 experiments will be identical to its value for the original 12 experiments.

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e.

Determine the new equation of the regression line of VVV on TTT for the full set of 13 experiments.

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f.

Comment on the reliability of using the new regression line to estimate the rate of reaction for an experiment conducted at 120∘C120^\circ\text{C}120∘C, providing a justification 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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