CAIE S2 2012 June — Question 6

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

6 A survey taken last year showed that the mean number of computers per household in Branley was 1.66 . This year a random sample of 50 households in Branley answered a questionnaire with the following results.
Number of computers01234\(> 4\)
Number of households512181050
  1. Calculate unbiased estimates for the population mean and variance of the number of computers per household in Branley this year.
  2. Test at the \(5 \%\) significance level whether the mean number of computers per household has changed since last year.
  3. Explain whether it is possible that a Type I error may have been made in the test in part (ii).
  4. State what is meant by a Type II error in the context of the test in part (ii), and give the set of values of the test statistic that could lead to a Type II error being made.