CAIE S2 2012 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

1 The weights, in grams, of packets of sugar are distributed with mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation 23. A random sample of 150 packets is taken. The mean weight of this sample is found to be 494 g . Calculate a 98\% confidence interval for \(\mu\).