CAIE Further Paper 4 2024 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2024
SessionJune
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TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

1 The times taken by members of a large cycling club to complete a cross-country circuit have a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) minutes. The times taken, \(x\) minutes, are recorded for a random sample of 14 members of the club. The results are summarised as follows, where \(\bar { x }\) is the sample mean. $$\bar { x } = 42.8 \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 941.5$$ Find a 95\% confidence interval for \(\mu\).

1 The times taken by members of a large cycling club to complete a cross-country circuit have a normal distribution with mean $\mu$ minutes. The times taken, $x$ minutes, are recorded for a random sample of 14 members of the club. The results are summarised as follows, where $\bar { x }$ is the sample mean.

$$\bar { x } = 42.8 \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 941.5$$

Find a 95\% confidence interval for $\mu$.\\

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