WJEC Further Unit 5 Specimen — Question 5

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 5 (Further Unit 5)
SessionSpecimen
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

5. A new species of animal has been found on an uninhabited island. A zoologist wishes to investigate whether or not there is a difference in the mean weights of males and females of the species. She traps some of the animals and weighs them with the following results.
Males (kg)\(5 \cdot 3,4 \cdot 6,5 \cdot 2,4 \cdot 5,4 \cdot 3,5 \cdot 5,5 \cdot 0,4 \cdot 8\)
Females (kg)\(4 \cdot 9,5 \cdot 0,4 \cdot 1,4 \cdot 6,4 \cdot 3,5 \cdot 3,4 \cdot 2,4 \cdot 5,4 \cdot 8,4 \cdot 9\)
You may assume that these are random samples from normal populations with a common standard deviation of 0.5 kg .
  1. State suitable hypotheses for this investigation.
  2. Determine the \(p\)-value of these results and state your conclusion in context.