Edexcel S4 2013 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS4 (Statistics 4)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicWilcoxon tests

2. Every 6 months some engineers are tested to see if their times, in minutes, to assemble a particular component have changed. The times taken to assemble the component are normally distributed. A random sample of 8 engineers was chosen and their times to assemble the component were recorded in January and in July. The data are given in the table below.
Engineer\(A\)\(B\)\(C\)\(D\)\(E\)\(F\)\(G\)\(H\)
January1719222615281821
July1918252417251619
  1. Calculate a \(95 \%\) confidence interval for the mean difference in times.
  2. Use your confidence interval to state, giving a reason, whether or not there is evidence of a change in the mean time to assemble a component. State your hypotheses clearly.