AQA S2 2011 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

  1. State the null hypothesis that Emily used.
  2. Find the value of the test statistic, \(X ^ { 2 }\), giving your answer to one decimal place.
  3. State, in context, the conclusion that Emily should reach based on the results of her \(\chi ^ { 2 }\) test.
  4. Make one comment on the GCSE performances of 16-year-old students attending Bailey Language School.
  5. Emily's friend, Joanna, used the same data to correctly conduct a \(\chi ^ { 2 }\) test using the \(10 \%\) level of significance. State, with justification, the conclusion that Joanna should reach.