| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | FP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Session | November |
| Marks | 9 |
| Topic | Hypothesis test of a normal distribution |
9 The leaves from oak trees growing in two different areas \(A\) and \(B\) are being measured. The lengths, in cm , of a random sample of 7 oak leaves from area \(A\) are
$$6.2 , \quad 8.3 , \quad 7.8 , \quad 9.3 , \quad 10.2 , \quad 8.4 , \quad 7.2$$
Assuming that the distribution is normal, find a 95\% confidence interval for the mean length of oak leaves from area \(A\).
The lengths, in cm, of a random sample of 5 oak leaves from area \(B\) are
$$5.9 , \quad 7.4 , \quad 6.8 , \quad 8.2 , \quad 8.7$$
Making suitable assumptions, which should be stated, test, at the \(5 \%\) significance level, whether the mean length of oak leaves from area \(A\) is greater than the mean length of oak leaves from area \(B\). [9]