CAIE S2 2021 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2021
SessionNovember
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TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables

6 The random variable \(T\) denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Tania. \(T\) is normally distributed with mean \(\mu\) and variance \(\sigma ^ { 2 }\). A random sample of 40 races run by Tania gave the following results. $$n = 40 \quad \Sigma t = 560 \quad \Sigma t ^ { 2 } = 7850$$
  1. Calculate unbiased estimates of \(\mu\) and \(\sigma ^ { 2 }\).
    The random variable \(S\) denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Suki. \(S\) has the independent distribution \(\mathrm { N } ( 14.2,0.3 )\).
  2. Using your answers to part (a), find the probability that, in a randomly chosen 100 m race, Suki's time will be at least 0.1 s more than Tania's time.

6 The random variable $T$ denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Tania. $T$ is normally distributed with mean $\mu$ and variance $\sigma ^ { 2 }$. A random sample of 40 races run by Tania gave the following results.

$$n = 40 \quad \Sigma t = 560 \quad \Sigma t ^ { 2 } = 7850$$

(a) Calculate unbiased estimates of $\mu$ and $\sigma ^ { 2 }$.\\

The random variable $S$ denotes the time, in seconds, for 100 m races run by Suki. $S$ has the independent distribution $\mathrm { N } ( 14.2,0.3 )$.\\
(b) Using your answers to part (a), find the probability that, in a randomly chosen 100 m race, Suki's time will be at least 0.1 s more than Tania's time.\\

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