| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Hypothesis test of a normal distribution |
8 In a crossword competition the times, \(x\) minutes, taken by a random sample of 6 entrants to complete a crossword are summarised as follows.
$$\Sigma x = 210.9 \quad \Sigma ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 151.2$$
The time to complete a crossword has a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) minutes. Calculate a \(95 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\).
Assume now that the standard deviation of the population is known to be 5.6 minutes. Find the smallest sample size that would lead to a \(95 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\) of width at most 5 minutes.