OCR H240/02 2020 November — Question 10 7 marks

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleH240/02 (Pure Mathematics and Statistics)
Year2020
SessionNovember
Marks7
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TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeOne-tailed hypothesis test (lower tail, H₁: p < p₀)
DifficultyModerate -0.3 This is a straightforward binomial hypothesis test with clearly stated hypotheses (one-tailed test of p=0.9), requiring calculation of P(X≤11) under H₀ and comparison to 5% significance level. All parameters are given, and the method is standard A-level procedure with no conceptual complications, making it slightly easier than average.
Spec2.05b Hypothesis test for binomial proportion2.05c Significance levels: one-tail and two-tail

Pierre is a chef. He claims that 90% of his customers are satisfied with his cooking. Yvette suspects that Pierre is over-confident about the level of satisfaction amongst his customers. She talks to a random sample of 15 of Pierre's customers, and finds that 11 customers say that they are satisfied. She then performs a hypothesis test. Carry out the test at the 5% significance level. [7]

Pierre is a chef. He claims that 90% of his customers are satisfied with his cooking. Yvette suspects that Pierre is over-confident about the level of satisfaction amongst his customers. She talks to a random sample of 15 of Pierre's customers, and finds that 11 customers say that they are satisfied. She then performs a hypothesis test.

Carry out the test at the 5% significance level. [7]

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