Edexcel S3 2014 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

3. A grocer believes that the average weight of a grapefruit from farm \(A\) is greater than the average weight of a grapefruit from farm \(B\). The weights, in grams, of 80 grapefruit selected at random from farm \(A\) have a mean value of 532 g and a standard deviation, \(s _ { A }\), of 35 g . A random sample of 100 grapefruit from farm \(B\) have a mean weight of 520 g and a standard deviation, \(s _ { B }\), of 28 g . Stating your hypotheses clearly and using a 1\% level of significance, test whether or not the grocer's belief is supported by the data.