Edexcel S2 2015 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a Poisson distribution

  1. A single observation \(x\) is to be taken from a Poisson distribution with parameter \(\lambda\) This observation is to be used to test, at a \(5 \%\) level of significance,
$$\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \lambda = k \quad \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \lambda \neq k$$ where \(k\) is a positive integer.
Given that the critical region for this test is \(( X = 0 ) \cup ( X \geqslant 9 )\)
  1. find the value of \(k\), justifying your answer.
  2. Find the actual significance level of this test.