AQA S3 2007 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a Poisson distribution

7 In a town, the total number, \(R\), of houses sold during a week by estate agents may be modelled by a Poisson distribution with a mean of 13 . A new housing development is completed in the town. During the first week in which houses on this development are offered for sale by the developer, the estate agents sell a total of 10 houses.
  1. Using the \(10 \%\) level of significance, investigate whether the offer for sale of houses by the developer has resulted in a reduction in the mean value of \(R\).
  2. Determine, for your test in part (a), the critical region for \(R\).
  3. Assuming that the offer for sale of houses on the new housing development has reduced the mean value of \(R\) to 6.5, determine, for a test at the 10\% level of significance, the probability of a Type II error.
    (4 marks)