Edexcel S3 2014 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

4. A manufacturing company produces solar panels. The output of each solar panel is normally distributed with standard deviation 6 watts. It is thought that the mean output, \(\mu\), is 160 watts. A researcher believes that the mean output of the solar panels is greater than 160 watts. He writes down the output values of 5 randomly selected solar panels. He uses the data to carry out a hypothesis test at the \(5 \%\) level of significance. He tests \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 160\) against \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu > 160\)
On reporting to his manager, the researcher can only find 4 of the output values. These are shown below $$\begin{array} { l l l l } 168.2 & 157.4 & 173.3 & 161.1 \end{array}$$ Given that the result of the hypothesis test is that there is significant evidence to reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) at the \(5 \%\) level of significance, calculate the minimum possible missing output value, \(\alpha\). Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.