A manufacturer produces lithium-ion cells for high-performance drones. The energy capacity C C\,C of a cell, measured in milliampere-hours (mAh), is modeled as a normal distribution with mean μ\muμ. To maintain strict quality control, the cells must be consistent enough such that the probability of a cell's capacity exceeding the mean by more than 15 mAh is exactly 0.005.
Show that this requirement implies a standard deviation of σ=5.823 mAh\sigma = 5.823 \text{ mAh}σ=5.823 mAh to 3 decimal places.
A technician suspects that a recent calibration error has caused the mean capacity of the production line to increase above the intended 4200 mAh. They test a random sample of 10 cells, obtaining the following capacities:
4205.2,4191.8,4209.5,4207.1,4197.6,4201.4,4214.9,4206.3,4189.7,4203.5 4205.2, 4191.8, 4209.5, 4207.1, 4197.6, 4201.4, 4214.9, 4206.3, 4189.7, 4203.5 4205.2,4191.8,4209.5,4207.1,4197.6,4201.4,4214.9,4206.3,4189.7,4203.5Assuming the population standard deviation remains 5.823 mAh, conduct a hypothesis test at the 1% significance level to determine if there is evidence that the mean capacity is greater than 4200 mAh. State your hypotheses clearly.
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.