Edexcel S2 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicApproximating Binomial to Normal Distribution
TypeTwo-tailed hypothesis test

3. A die is rolled 60 times, and results in 16 sixes.
  1. Use a suitable approximation to test, at the \(5 \%\) significance level, whether the probability of scoring a six is \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\) or not. State your hypotheses clearly.
  2. Describe how you would change the test if you wished to investigate whether the probability of scoring a six is greater than \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\). Carry out this modified test.