Edexcel S3 2018 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

5. A factory produces steel sheets whose weights, \(X \mathrm {~kg}\), have a normal distribution with an unknown mean \(\mu \mathrm { kg }\) and known standard deviation \(\sigma \mathrm { kg }\). A random sample of 25 sheets gave both a
  • \(95 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\) of \(( 30.612,31.788 )\)
  • \(c \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\) of \(( 30.66,31.74 )\)
    1. Find the value of \(\sigma\)
    2. Find the value of \(c\), giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.