CAIE Further Paper 4 2021 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2021
SessionJune
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TopicWilcoxon tests

5 Georgio has designed two new uniforms \(X\) and \(Y\) for the employees of an airline company. A random sample of 11 employees are each asked to assess each of the two uniforms for practicality and appearance, and to give a total score out of 100. The scores are given in the table.
Employee\(A\)\(B\)\(C\)\(D\)\(E\)\(F\)\(G\)\(H\)\(I\)\(J\)\(K\)
Uniform \(X\)8274425960739498623650
Uniform \(Y\)7875635667829990724861
  1. Give a reason why a Wilcoxon signed-rank test may be more appropriate than a \(t\)-test for investigating whether there is any evidence of a preference for one of the uniforms.
  2. Carry out a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test at the \(10 \%\) significance level.

5 Georgio has designed two new uniforms $X$ and $Y$ for the employees of an airline company. A random sample of 11 employees are each asked to assess each of the two uniforms for practicality and appearance, and to give a total score out of 100. The scores are given in the table.

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\begin{tabular}{ | l | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | }
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Employee & $A$ & $B$ & $C$ & $D$ & $E$ & $F$ & $G$ & $H$ & $I$ & $J$ & $K$ \\
\hline
Uniform $X$ & 82 & 74 & 42 & 59 & 60 & 73 & 94 & 98 & 62 & 36 & 50 \\
\hline
Uniform $Y$ & 78 & 75 & 63 & 56 & 67 & 82 & 99 & 90 & 72 & 48 & 61 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

(a) Give a reason why a Wilcoxon signed-rank test may be more appropriate than a $t$-test for investigating whether there is any evidence of a preference for one of the uniforms.\\

(b) Carry out a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test at the $10 \%$ significance level.\\

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