CAIE S2 2009 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypePerform one-tailed hypothesis test

4 In a certain city it is necessary to pass a driving test in order to be allowed to drive a car. The probability of passing the driving test at the first attempt is 0.36 on average. A particular driving instructor claims that the probability of his pupils passing at the first attempt is higher than 0.36 . A random sample of 8 of his pupils showed that 7 passed at the first attempt.
  1. Carry out an appropriate hypothesis test to test the driving instructor's claim, using a significance level of \(5 \%\).
  2. In fact, most of this random sample happened to be careful and sensible drivers. State which type of error in the hypothesis test (Type I or Type II) could have been made in these circumstances and find the probability of this type of error when a sample of size 8 is used for the test.