Edexcel S2 2003 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2003
SessionJanuary
TopicHypothesis test of a Poisson distribution

2. A single observation \(x\) is to be taken from a Poisson distribution with parameter \(\lambda\). This observation is to be used to test \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \lambda = 7\) against \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \lambda \neq 7\).
  1. Using a \(5 \%\) significance level, find the critical region for this test assuming that the probability of rejection in either tail is as close as possible to \(2.5 \%\).
  2. Write down the significance level of this test. The actual value of \(x\) obtained was 5 .
  3. State a conclusion that can be drawn based on this value.