Edexcel S4 2010 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS4 (Statistics 4)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

  1. As part of an investigation, a random sample of 10 people had their heart rate, in beats per minute, measured whilst standing up and whilst lying down. The results are summarised below.
Person12345678910
Heart rate lying down66705965726662695668
Heart rate standing up75766367807565746375
  1. State one assumption that needs to be made in order to carry out a paired \(t\)-test.
  2. Test, at the \(5 \%\) level of significance, whether or not there is any evidence that standing up increases people's mean heart rate by more than 5 beats per minute. State your hypotheses clearly.