CAIE S2 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeCalculate Type I error probability

4 It is claimed that 1 in every 4 packets of certain biscuits contains a free gift. Marisa and André both suspect that the true proportion is less than 1 in 4.
  1. Marisa chooses 20 packets at random. She decides that if fewer than 3 contain free gifts, she will conclude that the claim is not justified. Use a binomial distribution to find the probability of a Type I error.
  2. André chooses 25 packets at random. He decides to carry out a significance test at the \(1 \%\) level, using a binomial distribution. Given that only 1 of the 25 packets contains a free gift, carry out the test.