Edexcel FS1 AS 2024 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFS1 AS (Further Statistics 1 AS)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

  1. Sharma believes that each computer game he sells appeals equally to all age ranges.
To investigate this, he takes a random sample of 100 people who play these games and asks them which of the games \(A , B\) or \(C\) they prefer.
The results are summarised in the table below.
Computer game\(A\)\(B\)\(C\)
\multirow{3}{*}{Age range}\(< 20\)8156
\cline { 2 - 5 }\(20 - 30\)21129
\cline { 2 - 5 }\(> 30\)61013
  1. Write down hypotheses for a suitable test to assess Sharma's belief.
  2. For the test, calculate the expected frequency for
    1. those players aged under 20 who prefer game \(C\)
    2. those players aged between 20 and 30 who prefer game \(A\)
  3. State the degrees of freedom of the test statistic for this test. Sharma correctly calculates the test statistic for this test to be 11.542 (to 3 decimal places).
  4. Using a \(5 \%\) significance level, and stating your critical value, comment on Sharma's belief.