OCR MEI S4 2006 June — Question 4 12 marks

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS4 (Statistics 4)
Year2006
SessionJune
Marks12
TopicChi-squared distribution

4 An experiment is carried out to compare five industrial paints, A, B, C, D, E, that are intended to be used to protect exterior surfaces in polluted urban environments. Five different types of surface (I, II, III, IV, V) are to be used in the experiment, and five specimens of each type of surface are available. Five different external locations ( \(1,2,3,4,5\) ) are used in the experiment. The paints are applied to the specimens of the surfaces which are then left in the locations for a period of six months. At the end of this period, a "score" is given to indicate how effective the paint has been in protecting the surface.
  1. Name a suitable experimental design for this trial and give an example of an experimental layout. Initial analysis of the data indicates that any differences between the types of surface are negligible, as also are any differences between the locations. It is therefore decided to analyse the data by one-way analysis of variance.
  2. State the usual model, including the accompanying distributional assumptions, for the one-way analysis of variance. Interpret the terms in the model.
  3. The data for analysis are as follows. Higher scores indicate better performance.
    Paint APaint BPaint CPaint DPaint E
    6466596564
    5868567852
    7376696956
    6070607261
    6771637158
    [The sum of these data items is 1626 and the sum of their squares is 106838 .]
    Construct the usual one-way analysis of variance table. Carry out the appropriate test, using a 5\% significance level. Report briefly on your conclusions.
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