WJEC Further Unit 5 Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 5 (Further Unit 5)
SessionSpecimen
TopicWilcoxon tests

3. A motoring organisation wishes to determine whether or not the petrol consumption of two different car models \(A\) and \(B\) are the same. A trial is therefore carried out in which 6 cars of each model are given 10 litres of petrol and driven at a predetermined speed around a track until the petrol is used up. The distances travelled, in miles, are shown below
Model A:86.384.285.883.184.785.3
Model B:84.985.984.886.585.285.5
It is proposed to use a test with significance level \(5 \%\) based on the Mann-Whitney statistic \(U\).
  1. State suitable hypotheses.
  2. Find the critical region for the test.
  3. Determine the value of \(U\) for the above data and state your conclusion in context. You must justify your answer.