CAIE S2 2017 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

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  1. The waiting time at a certain bus stop has variance 2.6 minutes \({ } ^ { 2 }\). For a random sample of 75 people, the mean waiting time was 7.1 minutes. Calculate a \(92 \%\) confidence interval for the population mean waiting time.
  2. A researcher used 3 random samples to calculate 3 independent \(92 \%\) confidence intervals. Find the probability that all 3 of these confidence intervals contain only values that are greater than the actual population mean.
  3. Another researcher surveyed the first 75 people who waited at a bus stop on a Monday morning. Give a reason why this sample is unsuitable for use in finding a confidence interval for the mean waiting time.