AQA S2 2005 June — Question 8

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

8 The mean age of people attending a large concert is claimed to be 35 years. A random sample of 100 people attending the concert was taken and their mean age was found to be 37.9 years.
  1. Given that the standard deviation of the ages of the people attending the concert is 12 years, test, at the \(1 \%\) level of significance, the claim that the mean age is 35 years.
    (7 marks)
  2. Explain, in the context of this question, the meaning of a Type II error.
    (2 marks)