WJEC Further Unit 2 2022 June — Question 6

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 2 (Further Unit 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

6. An online survey on the use of social media asked the following question: \begin{displayquote} "Do you use any form of social media?" \end{displayquote} The results for a total of 1953 respondents are shown in the table below.
Age in years
Use social media18-2930-4950-6465 or olderTotal
Yes3104123481961266
No42116196333687
Total3525285445291953
To test whether there is a relationship between social media use and age, a significance test is carried out at the \(5 \%\) level.
  1. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
  2. Show how the expected frequency \(228 \cdot 18\) is calculated in the table below.
    Expected valuesAge in years
    Use social media18-2930-4950-6465 or older
    Yes\(228 \cdot 18\)\(342 \cdot 27\)352.64342.92
    No123.82185.73191.36186.08
  3. Determine the value of \(s\) in the table below.
    Chi-squared contributionsAge in years
    Use social media18-2930-4950-6465 or older
    Yes29.34\(s\)0.0662.94
    No54.0726-180.11115.99
  4. Complete the significance test, showing all your working.
  5. A student, analysing these data on a spreadsheet, obtains the following output.
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{77fd7ad7-f5a3-4947-afc6-e5ef45bef7a8-5_202_1271_445_415} Explain why the student must have made an error in calculating the \(p\)-value.