Edexcel FS1 2024 June — Question 3

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

  1. Tisam took a survey of students' favourite colours. The results are summarised in the table below.
\multirow{2}{*}{}Colour
RedBlueGreenYellowBlackTotal
\multirow{3}{*}{Year group}1-534151422388
6-92332129884
10-12528198868
Total6275453919240
Tisam carries out a suitable test to see if there is any association between favourite colour and year group.
  1. Write down the hypotheses for a suitable test. For her table, Tisam only needs to check one cell to show that none of the expected frequencies are less than 5
    1. Identify this cell, giving your reason.
    2. Calculate the expected frequency for this cell. The test statistic for Tisam's test is 38.449
  2. Using a \(1 \%\) level of significance, complete the test. You should state your critical value and conclusion clearly.