Edexcel S3 2014 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

6. Eight tasks were given to each of 125 randomly selected job applicants. The number of tasks failed by each applicant is recorded. The results are as follows
Number of tasks failed by an applicant0123456 or more
Frequency22145421230
  1. Show that the probability of a randomly selected task, from this sample, being failed is 0.3 An employer believes that a binomial distribution might provide a good model for the number of tasks, out of 8, that an applicant fails. He uses a binomial distribution, with the estimated probability 0.3 of a task being failed. The calculated expected frequencies are as follows
    Number of tasks failed by an applicant0123456 or more
    Expected frequency7.2124.7137.06\(r\)17.025.83\(s\)
  2. Find the value of \(r\) and the value of \(s\) giving your answers to 2 decimal places.
  3. Test, at the \(5 \%\) level of significance, whether or not a binomial distribution is a suitable model for these data. State your hypotheses and show your working clearly. The employer believes that all applicants have the same probability of failing each task.
  4. Use your result from part(c) to comment on this belief.