CAIE Further Paper 4 2024 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2024
SessionJune
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TopicNon-parametric tests

2 A large number of students are taking a Physics course. They are assessed by a practical examination and a written examination. The marks out of 100 obtained by a random sample of 15 students in each of the examinations are as follows.
StudentA\(B\)CD\(E\)\(F\)\(G\)HIJ\(K\)\(L\)\(M\)\(N\)\(O\)
Practical examination666324525976885148369172686760
Written examination635739504771876556397870616270
Use a sign test, at the \(10 \%\) significance level, to test whether, on average, the practical examination marks are higher than the written examination marks.

2 A large number of students are taking a Physics course. They are assessed by a practical examination and a written examination. The marks out of 100 obtained by a random sample of 15 students in each of the examinations are as follows.

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Practical examination & 66 & 63 & 24 & 52 & 59 & 76 & 88 & 51 & 48 & 36 & 91 & 72 & 68 & 67 & 60 \\
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Written examination & 63 & 57 & 39 & 50 & 47 & 71 & 87 & 65 & 56 & 39 & 78 & 70 & 61 & 62 & 70 \\
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Use a sign test, at the $10 \%$ significance level, to test whether, on average, the practical examination marks are higher than the written examination marks.\\

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