Edexcel S3 Specimen — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
SessionSpecimen
TopicChi-squared distribution

5. For a six-sided die it is assumed that each of the sides has an equal chance of landing uppermost when the die is rolled.
  1. Write down the probability function for the random variable \(X\), the number showing on the uppermost side after the die has been rolled.
  2. State the name of the distribution. A student wishing to check the above assumption rolled the die 300 times and for the sides 1 to 6 , obtained the frequencies \(41,49,52,58,37\) and 63 respectively.
  3. Analyse these data and comment on whether or not the assumption is valid for this die. Use a \(5 \%\) level of significance and state your hypotheses clearly.
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