Edexcel S2 2004 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2004
SessionJanuary
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeTwo-tailed test critical region

6. From past records a manufacturer of ceramic plant pots knows that \(20 \%\) of them will have defects. To monitor the production process, a random sample of 25 pots is checked each day and the number of pots with defects is recorded.
  1. Find the critical regions for a two-tailed test of the hypothesis that the probability that a plant pot has defects is 0.20 . The probability of rejection in either tail should be as close as possible to \(2.5 \%\).
  2. Write down the significance level of the above test. A garden centre sells these plant pots at a rate of 10 per week. In an attempt to increase sales, the price was reduced over a six-week period. During this period a total of 74 pots was sold.
  3. Using a \(5 \%\) level of significance, test whether or not there is evidence that the rate of sales per week has increased during this six-week period.