AQA S1 2012 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicCentral limit theorem

7 The volume of bleach in a 5-litre bottle may be modelled by a random variable with a standard deviation of 75 millilitres. The volume, in litres, of bleach in each of a random sample of 36 such bottles was measured. The 36 measurements resulted in a total volume of 181.80 litres and exactly 8 bottles contained less than 5 litres.
  1. Construct a 98\% confidence interval for the mean volume of bleach in a 5-litre bottle.
  2. It is claimed that the mean volume of bleach in a 5-litre bottle exceeds 5 litres and also that fewer than 10 per cent of such bottles contain less than 5 litres. Comment, with numerical justification, on each of these two claims.
  3. State, with justification, whether you made use of the Central Limit Theorem in constructing the confidence interval in part (a).