Edexcel S3 2013 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

  1. A manufacturer produces circular discs with diameter \(D \mathrm {~mm}\), such that \(D \sim \mathrm {~N} \left( \mu , \sigma ^ { 2 } \right)\). A random sample of discs is taken and, using tables of the normal distribution, a \(90 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\) is found to be
    (118.8, 121.2)
    1. Find a 98\% confidence interval for \(\mu\).
    2. Hence write down a 98\% confidence interval for the circumference of the discs.
    Using three different random samples, three \(98 \%\) confidence intervals for \(\mu\) are to be found.
  2. Calculate the probability that all the intervals will contain \(\mu\).