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OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2021 November Q5
7 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A fair spinner has five faces, labelled 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.
  1. State the distribution of the score when the spinner is spun once.
  2. Determine the probability that, when the spinner is spun twice, one of the scores is less than 2 and the other is at least 2.
  3. Find the variance of the total score when the spinner is spun 5 times.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2021 November Q6
11 marks Moderate -0.3
6 A health researcher is investigating the relationship between age and maximum heart rate. A commonly quoted formula states that 'maximum heart rate \(= 220\) - age in years'. The researcher wants to check if this formula is a satisfactory model for people who work in the large hospital where she is employed. The researcher selects a random sample of 20 people who work in her hospital, and measures their maximum heart rates.
  1. Explain why the researcher selects a sample, rather than using all of the people who work in the hospital. The ages, \(x\) years, and maximum heart rates, \(y\) beats per minute, of the people in the researcher's sample are summarised as follows. \(n = 20 \quad \sum x = 922 \quad \sum y = 3638 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 47250 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 664610 \quad \sum x y = 164998\) These data are illustrated below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5be067ff-4668-48d6-8ed2-b8dfa3e678f7-5_758_1246_1027_244}
    1. Draw the line which represents the formula 'maximum heart rate \(= 220 -\) age in years' on the copy of the scatter diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet.
    2. Comment on how well this model fits the data.
  3. Determine the equation of the regression line of maximum heart rate on age.
  4. Use the equation of the regression line to predict the values of the maximum heart rate for each of the following ages.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2021 November Q7
13 marks Standard +0.3
7 A biologist is investigating migrating butterflies. Fig. 7.1 shows the numbers of migrating butterflies passing her location in 100 randomly chosen one-minute periods. \begin{table}[h]
Number of butterflies01234567\(\geqslant 8\)
Frequency6918261316930
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 7.1}
\end{table}
    1. Use the data to show that a suitable estimate for the mean number of butterflies passing her location per minute is 3.3.
    2. Explain how the value of the variance estimate calculated from the sample supports the suggestion that a Poisson distribution may be a suitable model for these data. The biologist decides to carry out a test to investigate whether a Poisson distribution may be a suitable model for these data.
  2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Complete the copy of Fig. 7.2 of expected frequencies and contributions for a chi-squared test in the Printed Answer Booklet. \begin{table}[h]
    Number of butterfliesFrequencyProbabilityExpected frequencyChi-squared contribution
    060.03693.68831.4489
    190.121712.17140.8264
    2180.2160
    3260.6916
    4130.182318.22521.4981
    5160.120312.0286
    690.06626.61580.8593
    \(\geqslant 7\)30.05105.09660.8625
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 7.2}
    \end{table}
  3. Complete the chi-squared test at the \(5 \%\) significance level.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
1 The number of failures of a machine each week at a factory is modelled by a Poisson distribution with mean 0.45.
  1. Write down the variance of the distribution.
  2. Find the probability that there are exactly 2 failures in a week.
  3. State a distribution which can be used to model the number of failures in a period of 4 weeks.
  4. Find the probability that there are at least 2 failures in a period of 4 weeks.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen Q2
6 marks Moderate -0.8
2 The discrete random variable \(Y\) is uniformly distributed over the values \(\{ 12,13 , \ldots , 20 \}\).
  1. Write down \(\mathrm { P } ( Y < 15 )\).
  2. Two independent observations of \(Y\) are taken. Find the probability that one of these values is less than 15 and the other is greater than 15 .
  3. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( Y > \mathrm { E } ( Y ) )\).
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen Q4
18 marks Moderate -0.3
4 The discrete random variable \(X\) has probability distribution defined by $$\mathrm { P } ( X = r ) = k ( 2 r - 1 ) \quad \text { for } r = 1,2,3,4,5,6 \text {, where } k \text { is a constant. }$$
  1. Complete the table in the Printed Answer Booklet giving the probabilities in terms of \(k\).
    \(r\)123456
    \(\mathrm { P } ( X = r )\)
  2. Show that the value of \(k\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 36 }\).
  3. Draw a graph to illustrate the distribution.
  4. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Find
    A game consists of a player throwing two fair dice. The score is the maximum of the two values showing on the dice.
  5. Show that the probability of a score of 3 is \(\frac { 5 } { 36 }\).
  6. Show that the probability distribution for the score in the game is the same as the probability distribution of the random variable \(X\).
  7. The game is played three times. Find
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
5 In a recent report, it was stated that \(40 \%\) of working people have a degree. For the whole of this question, you should assume that this is true. A researcher wishes to interview a working person who has a degree. He asks working people at random whether they have a degree and counts the number of people he has to ask until he finds one with a degree.
  1. Find the probability that he has to ask 5 people.
  2. Find the mean number of people the researcher has to ask. Subsequently, the researcher decides to take a random sample from the population of working people.
  3. A random sample of 5 working people is chosen. What is the probability that at least one of them has a degree?
  4. How large a random sample of working people would the researcher need to take to ensure that the probability that at least one person has a degree is 0.99 or more?
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS Specimen Q6
12 marks Standard +0.3
6 A motorist decides to check the fuel consumption, \(y\) miles per gallon, of her car at particular speeds, \(x \mathrm { mph }\), on flat roads. She carries out the check on a suitable stretch of motorway. Fig. 6 shows her results. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{880026ad-1cd3-40bb-bc87-8dcc94bd9bbd-4_707_1091_1320_477} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6}
\end{figure}
  1. Explain why it would not be appropriate to carry out a hypothesis test for correlation based on the product moment correlation coefficient.
  2. (A) One of the results is an outlier. Circle the outlier on the copy of Fig. 6 in the Printed Answer Booklet.
    (B) Suggest one possible reason for the outlier in part (ii) (A) not being used in any analysis. The motorist decides to remove this item of data from any analysis. The table below shows part of a spreadsheet that was used to analyse the 14 remaining data items (with the outlier removed). Some rows of the spreadsheet have been deliberately omitted.
    Data item\(x\)\(y\)\(x ^ { 2 }\)\(y ^ { 2 }\)\(x y\)
    15053.625002872.962680
    25053.325002840.892665
    137044.849002007.043136
    147044.249001953.643094
    Sum8406865115033779.740812
  3. Calculate the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
  4. Use the equation of the regression line to predict the fuel consumption of the car at
    (A) 58 mph ,
    (B) 30 mph .
  5. Comment on the reliability of your predictions in part (iv). }{www.ocr.org.uk}) after the live examination series. If OCR has unwittingly failed to correctly acknowledge or clear any third-party content in this assessment material, OCR will be happy to correct its mistake at the earliest possible opportunity.
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OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
1 The birth weights, in kilograms, of a random sample of 9 captive-bred elephants are as follows. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } 94 & 138 & 130 & 118 & 146 & 165 & 82 & 115 & 69 \end{array}$$ A researcher uses software to produce a \(99 \%\) confidence interval for the mean birth weight of captive-bred elephants. The output from the software is shown in Fig. 1. \begin{table}[h]
Result
T Estimate of a Mean
Mean
s
SE
N
df
Lower limit
Upper limit
Interval
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
\end{table}
  1. State an assumption about the distribution of the population from which these weights come that is necessary in order to produce this interval.
  2. State the confidence interval which the software gives, in the form \(a < \mu < b\).
  3. Explain
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q2
9 marks Standard +0.3
2 A supermarket sells oranges. Their weights are modelled by the random variable \(X\) which has a Normal distribution with mean 345 grams and standard deviation 15 grams. When the oranges have been peeled, their weights in grams, \(Y\), are modelled by \(Y = 0.7 X\).
  1. Find the probability that a randomly chosen peeled orange weighs less than 250 grams. I randomly choose 5 oranges to buy.
  2. Find the probability that the total weight of the 5 unpeeled oranges is at least 1800 grams.
  3. I peel three of the oranges and leave the remaining two unpeeled. Find the probability that the total weight of the two unpeeled oranges is greater than the total weight of the three peeled ones.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q3
10 marks Standard +0.3
3 The probability density function of the continuous random variable \(X\) is given by $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \begin{cases} c + x & - c \leqslant x \leqslant 0 \\ c - x & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant c \\ 0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(c\) is a positive constant.
  1. (A) Sketch the graph of the probability density function.
    (B) Show that \(c = 1\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { P } \left( X < \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right)\).
  3. Find
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q4
15 marks Easy -1.2
4 The random variable \(X\) has a continuous uniform distribution on [ 0,10 ].
  1. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < X < 6 )\).
  2. Find each of the following.
    Marisa is investigating the sample mean, \(Y\), of 8 independent values of \(X\). She designs a simulation shown in the spreadsheet in Fig. 4.1. Each of the 25 rows below the heading row consists of 8 values of \(X\) together with the value of \(Y\). All of the values in the spreadsheet have been rounded to 2 decimal places. \begin{table}[h]
    1ABCDEFGHIJ
    1\(X _ { 1 }\)\(X _ { 2 }\)\(X _ { 3 }\)\(X _ { 4 }\)\(X _ { 5 }\)\(X _ { 6 }\)\(X _ { 7 }\)\(X _ { 8 }\)\(Y\)
    26.312.453.273.064.161.530.437.993.65
    31.701.527.108.936.442.709.967.835.77
    49.150.524.956.996.523.150.815.354.68
    50.652.717.929.650.504.876.462.674.43
    63.096.113.960.090.184.670.676.203.12
    77.065.841.973.609.361.974.483.474.72
    81.461.575.450.373.767.568.489.124.72
    99.421.854.911.611.948.001.775.344.36
    102.985.322.914.129.161.769.976.885.39
    112.833.443.287.851.000.938.774.034.01
    124.510.595.849.878.653.947.180.235.10
    134.490.693.658.784.968.963.771.434.59
    146.578.084.856.757.920.279.694.046.02
    158.351.098.638.047.232.122.579.595.95
    165.249.536.088.213.617.076.657.636.75
    177.895.503.090.716.475.496.474.955.07
    188.367.272.359.040.582.263.017.905.10
    193.761.019.619.657.899.986.284.346.56
    209.946.843.385.530.268.535.725.125.66
    217.259.100.342.884.662.656.377.635.11
    227.187.145.380.044.096.474.964.234.94
    238.695.044.902.942.004.234.130.974.11
    243.466.330.489.350.231.187.976.374.42
    252.377.267.161.245.262.803.553.844.19
    262.168.307.173.322.961.309.110.314.33
    27
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4.1}
    \end{table}
  3. Use the spreadsheet to estimate \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < Y < 6 )\).
  4. Explain why it is not surprising that this estimated probability is substantially greater than the value which you calculated in part (i). Marisa wonders whether, even though the sample size is only 8, use of the Central Limit Theorem will provide a good approximation to \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < Y < 6 )\).
  5. Calculate an estimate of \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < Y < 6 )\) using the Central Limit Theorem. A Normal probability plot of the 25 simulated values of \(Y\) is shown in Fig. 4.2. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0c58d4d7-10e9-473a-888a-b407ec90bf08-5_800_1291_306_386} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 4.2}
    \end{figure}
  6. Explain what the Normal probability plot suggests about the use of the Central Limit Theorem to approximate \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < Y < 6 )\). Marisa now decides to use a spreadsheet with 1000 rows below the heading row, rather than the 25 which she used in the initial simulation shown in Fig. 4.1. She uses a counter to count the number of values of \(Y\) between 3 and 6. This value is 808.
  7. Explain whether the value 808 supports the suggestion that the Central Limit Theorem provides a good approximation to \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < Y < 6 )\). Marisa decides to repeat each of her two simulations many times in order to investigate how variable the probability estimates are in each case.
  8. Explain whether you would expect there to be more, the same or less variability in the probability estimates based on 1000 rows than in the probability estimates based on 25 rows.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q5
10 marks Moderate -0.3
5 The flight time between two airports is known to be Normally distributed with mean 3.75 hours and standard deviation 0.21 hours. A new airline starts flying the same route. The flight times for a random sample of 12 flights with the new airline are shown in the spreadsheet (Fig. 5), together with the sample mean. \begin{table}[h]
ABCDEFGHIJKL
13.5953.7233.5843.6433.6693.6973.5503.6743.9243.5633.3303.706
2
3Mean3.638
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
\end{table} \section*{(i) In this question you must show detailed reasoning.} You should assume that:
  • the flight times for the new airline are Normally distributed,
  • the standard deviation of the flight times is still 0.21 hours.
Carry out a test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to investigate whether the mean flight time for the new airline is less than 3.75 hours.
(ii) If both of the assumptions in part (i) were false, name an alternative test that you could carry out to investigate average flight times, stating any assumption necessary for this test.
(iii) If instead the flight times were still Normally distributed but the standard deviation was not known to be 0.21 hours, name another test that you could carry out.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2018 June Q6
10 marks Standard +0.3
6 A company has a large fleet of cars. It is claimed that use of a fuel additive will reduce fuel consumption. In order to test this claim a researcher at the company randomly selects 40 of the cars. The fuel consumption of each of the cars is measured, both with and without the fuel additive. The researcher then calculates the difference \(d\) litres per kilometre between the two figures for each car, where \(d\) is the fuel consumption without the additive minus the fuel consumption with the additive. The sample mean of \(d\) is 0.29 and the sample standard deviation is 1.64 .
  1. Showing your working, find a 95\% confidence interval for the population mean difference.
  2. Explain whether the confidence interval suggests that, on average, the fuel additive does reduce fuel consumption.
  3. Explain why you can construct the interval in part (i) despite not having any information about the distribution of the population of differences.
  4. Explain why the sample used was random.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
1 It is known that the red blood cell count of adults in a particular country, measured in suitable units, has mean 4.96 and variance 0.15.
  1. Find the probability that the mean red blood cell count of a random sample of 50 adults from this country is at least 5.00.
  2. Explain how you can find the probability in part (a) despite the fact that you do not know the distribution of red blood cell counts.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q2
8 marks Moderate -0.8
2 Leila and Caleb are playing a game, using fair six-sided dice and unbiased coins.
  • Leila rolls two dice, and her score \(L\) is the total of the scores on the two dice.
  • Caleb spins 4 coins and his score \(C\) is three times the number of heads obtained.
The winner of a game is the player with the higher score. If the two scores are equal, the result of the game is a draw. The spreadsheet in Fig. 2 shows a simulation of 20 plays of the game. \begin{table}[h]
ABCDEFGH
1First diceSecond diceTotal (Leila's score) \(\boldsymbol { L }\)Coin 1Coin 2Coin 3Coin 4Caleb's score \(\boldsymbol { C }\)
2123HTTT3
3617THTT3
4268HHTT6
5257THHH9
6156THTT3
7527HHHH12
8112HTHT6
9268THTH6
10628HTHT6
11134THHH9
12617THTT3
13314TTTT0
14369HTHH9
15235THHH9
16257HHHH12
17156HHTH9
185611THHH9
19426THHT6
206511TTHH6
21112TTTT0
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{table}
  1. Explain why the value of \(C\) in row 2 is 3 .
  2. Use the spreadsheet to estimate \(\mathrm { P } ( C > 6 )\) and \(\mathrm { P } ( L > 6 )\).
  3. Use the spreadsheet to estimate the probability that Leila loses a randomly chosen game.
  4. Explain why your answers to parts (b) and (c) may not be very close to the true values.
  5. Leila claims that the game is fair (that Leila and Caleb each have an equal chance of winning) because both she and Caleb can get a maximum score of 12 and also in the simulation she won exactly \(50 \%\) of the games.
    Make 2 comments about Leila's claim.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q3
9 marks Moderate -0.3
3 A bus runs from point A on the outskirts of a city, stops at point B outside the rail station, and continues to point C in the city centre.
The journey times for the sections A to B and B to C vary according to traffic conditions, and are modelled by independent Normal distributions with means and standard deviations as shown in the table.
\multirow{2}{*}{}Journey time (minutes)
\cline { 2 - 3 }MeanStandard deviation
A to B213
B to C294
  1. Find the probability that a randomly chosen journey from A to B takes less than the scheduled time of 23 minutes. For every journey, the bus stops for 1 minute when it reaches B to drop off and pick up passengers.
  2. Find the probability that a randomly chosen journey from A to C takes less than the scheduled time of 50 minutes. Mary travels on the bus from the station at B to her workplace at C every working day. You should assume that times for her bus journeys on different days are independent.
  3. Find the probability that the total time taken for her five journeys on the bus in a randomly chosen week is at least \(2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) hours.
  4. Comment on the assumption that times on different days are independent.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q4
12 marks Standard +0.8
4 The cumulative distribution function of the continuous random variable \(X\) is given by \(\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \begin{cases} 0 & x < 0 , \\ k \left( 12 x - x ^ { 2 } \right) & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 , \\ 1 & x > 2 , \end{cases}\) where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(k = 0.05\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( 1 \leqslant X \leqslant 1.5 )\).
  3. Find the median of \(X\), correct to 3 significant figures.
  4. Find which of the median, mean and mode of \(X\) is the largest of the three measures of central tendency.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q5
14 marks Standard +0.3
5 A technician is investigating whether a batch of nylon 66 (a particular type of nylon) is contaminated by another type of nylon.
The average melting point of nylon 66 is \(264 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\). However, if the batch is contaminated by the other type of nylon the melting point will be lower. The melting points, in \({ } ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\), of a random sample of 8 pieces of nylon from the batch are as follows. \(\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } 262.7 & 265.0 & 264.1 & 261.7 & 262.9 & 263.5 & 261.3 & 262.6 \end{array}\)
  1. Find
    The technician produces a Normal probability plot and carries out a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for these data as shown in Fig. 5. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{1db026a2-dffc-4877-b927-247fbf0e7a78-5_560_1358_982_246} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
    \end{figure}
  2. Comment on what the Normal probability plot and the \(p\)-value of the test suggest about the data.
  3. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Carry out a suitable test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to investigate whether the batch appears to be contaminated with another type of nylon.
  4. Name an alternative test that could have been carried out if the population standard deviation had been known.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2019 June Q6
11 marks Standard +0.3
6 The label on a pack of strawberries in a large batch states that it holds 250 g of strawberries. A random sample of 40 packs from the batch is selected and software is used to produce a \(95 \%\) confidence interval for the mean weight of strawberries per pack. An extract from the software output is shown in Fig. 6. \begin{table}[h]
Sample Mean248.92
Standard Error0.61506
Sample Size40
Confidence Level0.95
Interval\(248.92 \pm 1.2055\)
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6}
\end{table}
  1. Explain whether the confidence interval suggests that the mean weight of strawberries per pack in the batch is different from 250 g .
  2. A manager looking at the data says that the conclusion would have been different if a \(90 \%\) confidence interval had been used.
    Determine whether the manager is correct.
  3. Explain briefly whether or not it is appropriate for the manager to vary the confidence level before coming to any conclusions.
    [0pt]
  4. On another occasion, using the same sample size, a 95\% confidence interval for the mean weight of strawberries per pack is [248.05, 249.95].
    Find the sample variance in this case.
  5. Explain the meaning of a 95\% confidence interval.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2022 June Q1
10 marks Moderate -0.3
1 Each working day, Beth takes a bus to her place of work. She believes that the mean time that her journey takes is 30 minutes. In order to check this, Beth selects a random sample of 8 journeys. The times in minutes for these 8 journeys are as follows. \(\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } 31.9 & 28.5 & 35.9 & 31.0 & 30.2 & 34.9 & 28.9 & 31.3 \end{array}\)
  1. What assumption does Beth need to make in order to construct a confidence interval for the mean journey time based on the \(t\) distribution?
  2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Given that the assumption in part (a) is valid, determine a 95\% confidence interval for the mean journey time.
  3. Explain whether the confidence interval suggests that Beth may be correct in the belief that her mean journey time is 30 minutes.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2022 June Q2
6 marks Moderate -0.8
2 The continuous random variable \(X\) has cumulative distribution function given by \(F ( x ) = \begin{cases} 0 & x < a , \\ \frac { x - a } { b - a } & a \leqslant x \leqslant b , \\ 1 & x > b , \end{cases}\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants with \(0 < \mathrm { a } < \mathrm { b }\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { P } \left( \mathrm { X } < \frac { 1 } { 2 } ( \mathrm { a } + \mathrm { b } ) \right)\).
  2. Sketch the graph of the probability density function of \(X\).
  3. Find the variance of \(X\) when \(a = 2\) and \(b = 8\).
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2022 June Q3
8 marks Standard +0.3
3 A local council collects domestic kitchen waste for composting. Householders place their kitchen waste in a 'compost bin' and this is emptied weekly by the council. The average weight of kitchen waste collected per household each week is known to be 3.4 kg . The council runs a campaign to try to increase the amount of kitchen waste per household which is put in the compost bin. After the campaign, a random sample of 40 households is selected and the weights in kg of kitchen waste in their compost bins are measured. A hypothesis test is carried out in order to investigate whether the campaign has been successful, using software to analyse the sample. The output from the software is shown below.
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Z Test of a Mean
Null Hypothesis \(\mu = 3.4\) Alternative Hypothesis \(\bigcirc < 0 > 0 \neq\) Sample
Mean3.565
s1.05
N40
Result
Z Test of a Mean
Mean3.565
S1.05
SE0.1660
N40
Z0.994
p0.160
  1. Explain why the test is based on the Normal distribution even though the distribution of the population of amounts of kitchen waste per household is not known.
  2. Using the output from the software, complete the test at the \(5 \%\) significance level.
  3. Show how the value of \(Z\) in the software output was calculated.
  4. Calculate the least value of the sample mean which would have resulted in the conclusion of the test in part (b) being different. You should assume that the standard error is unchanged.
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2022 June Q4
10 marks Standard +0.3
4 A wood contains a large number of mature beech trees. The diameters in centimetres of a random sample of 10 of these trees are as follows. \(\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 82.6 & 79.2 & 77.8 & 38.4 & 88.1 & 32.2 & 26.5 & 23.4 & 94.3 & 104.2 \end{array}\) A tree surgeon wants to know if the average diameter of mature beech trees in this wood is 50 cm . The tree surgeon produces a Normal probability plot for these data. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{4caa7409-cb32-41da-ad64-012a45753296-4_796_1230_589_230}
  1. Explain why the tree surgeon should not carry out a test based on the \(t\) distribution.
  2. Carry out a suitable test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to investigate whether the average diameter of mature beech trees in this wood is 50 cm .
OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS 2022 June Q5
8 marks Standard +0.3
5 Layla works at an internet café. Each terminal at the café has its own keyboard, and keyboards need to be replaced whenever faults develop. Layla knows that the number of weeks for which a keyboard lasts before it needs to be replaced can be modelled by the random variable \(X\), which has an exponential distribution with mean 20 and variance 400 . She wants to investigate how likely it is that the keyboard at a terminal will need to be replaced at least 3 times within a year (taken as being a period of 52 weeks). Layla designs the simulation shown in the spreadsheet below. Each of the 20 rows below the heading row consists of 3 values of \(X\) together with their sum \(T\). All of the values in the spreadsheet have been rounded to 1 decimal place.
ABCD
1\(\mathrm { X } _ { 1 }\)\(\mathrm { X } _ { 2 }\)\(\mathrm { X } _ { 3 }\)T
210.921.55.337.7
323.952.485.3161.6
45.210.424.039.6
52.914.40.818.1
69.043.349.7102.0
70.416.212.429.0
844.139.522.1105.7
99.243.613.966.7
1040.410.96.157.4
113.254.815.773.7
125.36.11.613.0
1320.528.922.972.3
1437.32.128.668.0
157.113.650.170.8
1618.62.09.329.9
179.01.249.960.1
181.99.569.881.2
199.02.110.421.5
2028.71.493.8123.9
211.82.934.839.5
  1. Explain why \(T\) represents the number of weeks after which the third keyboard at a terminal will need to be replaced.
  2. Use the information in the spreadsheet to write down an estimate of \(\mathrm { P } ( T > 52 )\).
  3. Explain how you could obtain a more reliable estimate of \(\mathrm { P } ( T > 52 )\).
  4. The internet café has 50 terminals. You are given that faults in keyboards occur independently of each other. Determine an estimate of the probability that the mean number of weeks before which the third keyboard at a terminal needs to be replaced is more than 52 .