AQA S2 2011 January — Question 1 11 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
Marks11
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TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeKnown variance confidence interval
DifficultyModerate -0.8 This is a straightforward application of standard confidence interval formulas for normal distributions with known/estimated variance. Part (a) is direct substitution into the formula with given variance; part (b) requires calculating sample mean and variance first, then applying the formula. The 'comment' in (b)(ii) simply checks if 545 lies in the interval. All steps are routine A-level procedures with no problem-solving or conceptual insight required.
Spec5.05c Hypothesis test: normal distribution for population mean5.05d Confidence intervals: using normal distribution

1 A factory produces bottles of brown sauce and bottles of tomato sauce.
  1. The content, \(Y\) grams, of a bottle of brown sauce is normally distributed with mean \(\mu _ { Y }\) and variance 4. A quality control inspection found that the mean content, \(\bar { y }\) grams, of a random sample of 16 bottles of brown sauce was 450 . Construct a \(95 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu _ { Y }\).
  2. The content, \(X\) grams, of a bottle of tomato sauce is normally distributed with mean \(\mu _ { X }\) and variance \(\sigma ^ { 2 }\). A quality control inspection found that the content, \(x\) grams, of a random sample of 9 bottles of tomato sauce was summarised by $$\sum x = 4950 \quad \text { and } \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 334$$
    1. Construct a 90\% confidence interval for \(\mu _ { X }\).
    2. Holly, the supervisor at the factory, claims that the mean content of a bottle of tomato sauce is 545 grams. Comment, with a justification, on Holly's claim. State the level of significance on which your conclusion is based.
      (3 marks)

1 A factory produces bottles of brown sauce and bottles of tomato sauce.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item The content, $Y$ grams, of a bottle of brown sauce is normally distributed with mean $\mu _ { Y }$ and variance 4.

A quality control inspection found that the mean content, $\bar { y }$ grams, of a random sample of 16 bottles of brown sauce was 450 .

Construct a $95 \%$ confidence interval for $\mu _ { Y }$.
\item The content, $X$ grams, of a bottle of tomato sauce is normally distributed with mean $\mu _ { X }$ and variance $\sigma ^ { 2 }$.

A quality control inspection found that the content, $x$ grams, of a random sample of 9 bottles of tomato sauce was summarised by

$$\sum x = 4950 \quad \text { and } \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 334$$
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item Construct a 90\% confidence interval for $\mu _ { X }$.
\item Holly, the supervisor at the factory, claims that the mean content of a bottle of tomato sauce is 545 grams.

Comment, with a justification, on Holly's claim. State the level of significance on which your conclusion is based.\\
(3 marks)
\end{enumerate}\end{enumerate}

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