CAIE S2 2013 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of a normal distribution

3 Each of a random sample of 15 students was asked how long they spent revising for an exam. The results, in minutes, were as follows. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 50 & 70 & 80 & 60 & 65 & 110 & 10 & 70 & 75 & 60 & 65 & 45 & 50 & 70 & 50 \end{array}$$ Assume that the times for all students are normally distributed with mean \(\mu\) minutes and standard deviation 12 minutes.
  1. Calculate a \(92 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\).
  2. Explain what is meant by a \(92 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\).
  3. Explain what is meant by saying that a sample is 'random'.