5. A large company has designed an aptitude test for new recruits. The score, \(S\), for an individual taking the test, has a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\).
In order to estimate \(\mu\) and \(\sigma\), a random sample of 15 new recruits were given the test and their scores, \(x\), are summarised as
$$\sum x = 880 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 54892$$
- Calculate a 95\% confidence interval for
- \(\mu\),
- \(\sigma\).
The company wants to ensure that no more than \(80 \%\) of new recruits pass the test.
- Using values from your confidence intervals in part (a), estimate the lowest pass mark they should set.