CAIE Further Paper 4 2024 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2024
SessionJune
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TopicChi-squared distribution

5 Two companies, \(P\) and \(Q\), produce a certain type of paint brush. An independent examiner rates the quality of the brushes produced as poor, satisfactory or good. He takes a random sample of brushes from each company. The examiner's ratings are summarised in the table.
CompanyPoorSatisfactoryGood
\(P\)184364
\(Q\)222231
  1. Test, at the \(5 \%\) significance level, whether quality of brushes is independent of company.
  2. Compare the quality of the brushes produced by the two companies.

5 Two companies, $P$ and $Q$, produce a certain type of paint brush. An independent examiner rates the quality of the brushes produced as poor, satisfactory or good. He takes a random sample of brushes from each company. The examiner's ratings are summarised in the table.

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\begin{tabular}{ | c | c | c | c | }
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Company & Poor & Satisfactory & Good \\
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$P$ & 18 & 43 & 64 \\
\hline
$Q$ & 22 & 22 & 31 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

(a) Test, at the $5 \%$ significance level, whether quality of brushes is independent of company.\\

(b) Compare the quality of the brushes produced by the two companies.\\

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