CAIE Further Paper 4 2023 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 4 (Further Paper 4)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicWilcoxon tests

3 A large number of students took two test papers in mathematics. The teacher believes that the marks obtained in Paper 1 will be higher than the marks obtained in Paper 2. She chooses a random sample of 9 students and compares their marks. The marks are shown in the table.
Student\(A\)\(B\)\(C\)\(D\)\(E\)\(F\)\(G\)\(H\)\(I\)
Paper 1467355648642666860
Paper 2416661639040584270
  1. Carry out a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test, at the \(5 \%\) significance level, to test whether the data supports the teacher’s belief.
  2. State an assumption that you have made in carrying out the test in part (a).