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2.5 Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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Question 263

An aerospace engineer measured the energy density, ddd Wh/kg, of 8 different lithium-sulfur batteries used in high-altitude drones. He coded the data using the transformation w=d−kmw = \frac{d - k}{m}w=md−k​, where kkk and mmm are positive constants. His results are shown in the table below.

ddd210195186201192213183204
www20.010.04.014.08.022.02.016.0
a.

Determine the value of kkk and the value of mmm.

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b.

The engineer also recorded the total service time, ttt thousand hours, of each battery. The results are summarised below.

Stt=8.40Sww=340.0Stw=−48.5 S_{tt} = 8.40 \quad S_{ww} = 340.0 \quad S_{tw} = -48.5 Stt​=8.40Sww​=340.0Stw​=−48.5

Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient (PMCC) between ttt and www.

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c.

Write down the value of the PMCC between ttt and ddd.

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d.

The engineer records the total energy capacity and battery mass for 2 additional drones, AAA and BBB.

DroneTotal Energy Capacity (Wh)Battery Mass (kg)
AAA48000250
BBB39000200

Suggest which drone is most likely to have the higher service time. Justify 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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