Edexcel FS1 2022 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFS1 (Further Statistics 1)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

  1. A researcher is investigating the number of female cubs present in litters of size 4 He believes that the number of female cubs in a litter can be modelled by \(\mathrm { B } ( 4,0.5 )\) He randomly selects 100 litters each of size 4 and records the number of female cubs. The results are recorded in the table below.
Number of female cubs01234
Observed number of litters103333159
He calculated the expected frequencies as follows
Number of female cubs01234
Expected number of litters6.25\(r\)\(s\)\(r\)6.25
  1. Find the value of \(r\) and the value of \(s\)
  2. Carry out a suitable test, at the \(5 \%\) level of significance, to determine whether or not the number of female cubs in a litter can be modelled by \(\mathrm { B } ( 4,0.5 )\) You should clearly state your hypotheses and the critical value used.