OCR S3 2006 January — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

2 A particular type of engine used in rockets is designed to have a mean lifetime of at least 2000 hours. A check of four randomly chosen engines yielded the following lifetimes in hours. $$\begin{array} { l l l l } 1896.4 & 2131.5 & 1903.3 & 1901.6 \end{array}$$ A significance test of whether engines meet the design is carried out. It may be assumed that lifetimes have a normal distribution.
  1. Give a reason why a \(t\)-test should be used.
  2. Carry out the test at the \(10 \%\) significance level.