Edexcel S3 2004 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

6 Three six-sided dice, which were assumed to be fair, were rolled 250 times. On each occasion the number \(X\) of sixes was recorded. The results were as follows.
Number of sixes0123
Frequency125109133
  1. Write down a suitable model for \(X\).
  2. Test, at the \(1 \%\) level of significance, the suitability of your model for these data.
  3. Explain how the test would have been modified if it had not been assumed that the dice were fair.