SPS SPS SM Statistics 2026 January — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Statistics (SPS SM Statistics)
Year2026
SessionJanuary
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeTwo-tailed test critical region

5. The proportion of left-handed adults in a country is 10\%
Freya believes that the proportion of left-handed adults under the age of 25 in this country is different from 10\%
She takes a random sample of 40 adults under the age of 25 from this country to investigate her belief.
  1. Find the critical region for a suitable test to assess Freya's belief. You should
    • state your hypotheses clearly
    • use a \(5 \%\) level of significance
    • state the probability of rejection in each tail
    • Given the null hypothesis is true what is the probability of it being rejected in part (a)?
    In Freya's sample 7 adults were left-handed.
  2. With reference to your answer in part (a) comment on Freya's belief. \section*{6.}