OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics A AS (Further Statistics A AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicChi-squared distribution

3 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. A student is investigating what people think about organic food. She wishes to see if there is any difference between the opinions of females and males. She takes a random sample of 100 people and asks each of them if they think that organic food is better for their health than non-organic food. She will use the data to conduct a hypothesis test. The table below shows the opinions of these 100 people.
\cline { 3 - 4 } \multicolumn{2}{c|}{}Sex
\cline { 3 - 4 } \multicolumn{2}{c|}{}FemaleMale
\multirow{2}{*}{
Opinion on
organic food
}
Organic better3518
\cline { 2 - 4 }Not better2225
  1. Explain why the student should use a random sample.
  2. Carry out a test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to examine whether there is any association between a person's sex and their opinion on organic food. Show your calculations.