Edexcel S4 2010 June — Question 4

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

4. A random sample of 15 strawberries is taken from a large field and the weight \(x\) grams of each strawberry is recorded. The results are summarised below. $$\sum x = 291 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 5968$$ Assume that the weights of strawberries are normally distributed. Calculate a 95\% confidence interval for
    1. the mean of the weights of the strawberries in the field,
    2. the variance of the weights of the strawberries in the field. Strawberries weighing more than 23 g are considered to be less tasty.
  1. Use appropriate confidence limits from part (a) to find the highest estimate of the proportion of strawberries that are considered to be less tasty.