CAIE Further Paper 4 2020 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

1 Two randomly selected groups of students, with similar ranges of abilities, take the same examination in different rooms. One group of 140 students takes the examination with background music playing. The other group of 210 students takes the examination in silence. Each student is awarded a grade for their performance in the examination and the numbers from each group gaining each grade are shown in the following table.
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Background music495140
Silence936849
Test at the 10\% significance level whether grades awarded are independent of whether background music is playing during the examination.