Edexcel Paper 3 2023 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

  1. A study was made of adult men from region \(A\) of a country. It was found that their heights were normally distributed with a mean of 175.4 cm and standard deviation 6.8 cm .
    1. Find the proportion of these men that are taller than 180 cm .
    A student claimed that the mean height of adult men from region \(B\) of this country was different from the mean height of adult men from region \(A\). A random sample of 52 adult men from region \(B\) had a mean height of 177.2 cm
    The student assumed that the standard deviation of heights of adult men was 6.8 cm both for region \(A\) and region \(B\).
  2. Use a suitable test to assess the student's claim. You should
    • state your hypotheses clearly
    • use a \(5 \%\) level of significance
    • Find the \(p\)-value for the test in part (b)