1 A machine fills bottles with mineral water.
The machine is checked every day to ensure that it is working correctly. On a particular day a random sample of 100 bottles is taken. The volume of water, \(x\) millilitres, for each bottle is measured and each measurement is coded using
$$y = x - 1000$$
The results are summarised below
$$\sum y = 847 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 13510.09$$
- Show that the value of the unbiased estimate of the mean of \(x\) is 1008.47
- Calculate the unbiased estimate of the variance of \(x\)
The machine was initially set so that the volume of water in a bottle had a mean value of 1010 millilitres.
Later, a test at the \(5 \%\) significance level is used to determine whether or not the mean volume of water in a bottle has changed. If it has changed then the machine is stopped and reset.
- Write down suitable null and alternative hypotheses for a 2-tailed test.
- Find the critical region for \(\bar { X }\) in the above test.
- Using your answer to part (a) and your critical region found in part (c), comment on whether or not the machine needs to be stopped and reset.
Give a reason for your answer. - Explain why the use of \(\sigma ^ { 2 } = s ^ { 2 }\) is reasonable in this situation.