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2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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Question 237

The distance of a cargo vessel from a submerged hydrophone, LLL km, and the detected underwater noise level, DDD dB, were recorded on 12 separate occasions. The collected data are summarised as follows:

SLL=225 S_{LL} = 225 SLL​=225 ∑D=840 \sum D = 840 ∑D=840 ∑D2=60 800 \sum D^2 = 60\,800 ∑D2=60800 SLD=−540 S_{LD} = -540 SLD​=−540
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Find the value of SDDS_{DD}SDD​.

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b.

Calculate, to 3 significant figures, the product moment correlation coefficient for these data.

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c.

Give an interpretation of your coefficient in context.

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d.

An engineer decides to use the variable MMM to represent the distance from the hydrophone in metres, such that M=1000LM = 1000LM=1000L.

Write down the value of SMMS_{MM}SMM​.

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e.

Write down the value of the product moment correlation coefficient between MMM and DDD.

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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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