| Exam Board | Edexcel |
|---|---|
| Module | S3 (Statistics 3) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Session | June |
| Marks | 13 |
| Paper | Download PDF ↗ |
| Mark scheme | Download PDF ↗ |
| Topic | Chi-squared goodness of fit |
| Type | Chi-squared goodness of fit: Binomial |
| Difficulty | Standard +0.3 This is a standard chi-squared goodness of fit test with binomial distribution, following a routine template: estimate parameter, calculate expected frequencies, perform test, and interpret. All steps are procedural with no novel insight required, though it involves multiple parts and careful calculation. Slightly easier than average due to its highly structured nature and given expected frequencies. |
| Spec | 5.06b Fit prescribed distribution: chi-squared test |
| \(x\) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 or more |
| Frequency | 17 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| \(x\) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 or more | ||
| 12.2 | 27.0 | \(r\) | 19.0 | \(s\) | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
4. A quality control manager regularly samples 20 items from a production line and records the number of defective items $x$. The results of 100 such samples are given in table 1 below.
\begin{table}[h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | }
\hline
$x$ & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 or more \\
\hline
Frequency & 17 & 31 & 19 & 14 & 9 & 7 & 3 & 0 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty}
\caption{Table 1}
\end{center}
\end{table}
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Estimate the proportion of defective items from the production line.
The manager claimed that the number of defective items in a sample of 20 can be modelled by a binomial distribution. He used the answer in part (a) to calculate the expected frequencies given in Table 2.
\begin{table}[h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | }
\hline
$x$ & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 or more \\
\hline
\begin{tabular}{ c }
Expected \\
frequency \\
\end{tabular} & 12.2 & 27.0 & $r$ & 19.0 & $s$ & 3.2 & 0.9 & 0.2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty}
\caption{Table 2}
\end{center}
\end{table}
\item Find the value of $r$ and the value of $s$ giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
\item Stating your hypotheses clearly, use a $5 \%$ level of significance to test the manager's claim.
\item Explain what the analysis in part (c) tells the manager about the occurrence of defective items from this production line.
\end{enumerate}
\hfill \mbox{\textit{Edexcel S3 2007 Q4 [13]}}