AQA S2 2006 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

6 The lifetime, \(X\) hours, of Everwhite camera batteries is normally distributed. The manufacturer claims that the mean lifetime of these batteries is 100 hours.
  1. The members of a photography club suspect that the batteries do not last as long as is claimed by the manufacturer. In order to investigate their suspicion, the members test a random sample of five of these batteries and find the lifetimes, in hours, to be as follows: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l } 85 & 92 & 100 & 95 & 99 \end{array}$$ Test the members' suspicion at the \(5 \%\) level of significance.
  2. The manufacturer, believing that the mean lifetime of these batteries has not changed from 100 hours, decides to determine the lifetime, \(x\) hours, of each of a random sample of 80 Everwhite camera batteries. The manufacturer obtains the following results, where \(\bar { x }\) denotes the sample mean: $$\sum x = 8080 \quad \text { and } \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 6399$$ Test the manufacturer's belief at the \(5 \%\) level of significance.