Edexcel S2 2009 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeSingle observation hypothesis test

3. A single observation \(x\) is to be taken from a Binomial distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 20 , p )\). This observation is used to test \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : p = 0.3\) against \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : p \neq 0.3\)
  1. Using a \(5 \%\) level of significance, find the critical region for this test. The probability of rejecting either tail should be as close as possible to \(2.5 \%\).
  2. State the actual significance level of this test. The actual value of \(x\) obtained is 3 .
  3. State a conclusion that can be drawn based on this value giving a reason for your answer.