Edexcel Paper 3 2024 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeTwo-tailed test critical region

  1. The proportion of left-handed adults in a country is \(10 \%\)
Freya believes that the proportion of left-handed adults under the age of 25 in this country is different from 10\% She takes a random sample of 40 adults under the age of 25 from this country to investigate her belief.
  1. Find the critical region for a suitable test to assess Freya's belief. You should
    • state your hypotheses clearly
    • use a \(5 \%\) level of significance
    • state the probability of rejection in each tail
    • Write down the actual significance level of your test in part (a)
    In Freya's sample 7 adults were left-handed.
  2. With reference to your answer in part (a) comment on Freya's belief.