CAIE A-Level Mathematics A2 6.5.2 Normal Approximation Questions
Practise carrying out binomial hypothesis tests, finding rejection regions and interpreting significance levels.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Mathematics 9709
- Level
- A2
Practise carrying out binomial hypothesis tests, finding rejection regions and interpreting significance levels.
In this question you should not use an approximating distribution.
At an election in Menham last year, 24 % of voters supported the Today Party. A student wishes to test whether support for the Today Party has decreased since last year. He chooses a random sample of 25 voters in Menham and finds that exactly 2 of them say that they support the Today Party.
Test at the 5\% significance level whether support for the Today Party has decreased.
H0:p=0.24H1:p<0.24P(X≤2)=0.7625+25×0.7624×0.24+25C2×0.7623×0.242 or 0.0010479+0.0082732+0.0313513
Expression must be seen. No end errors.
= 0.0407
SC B1 for unsupported 0.0407.
0.0407 < 0.05
For valid comparison.
[Evidence to reject H0.] There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the support for the Today Party has decreased.
A1FT
FT their probability. In context, not definite, no contradictions. SC: if H1:p=0.24 and compare with 0.025 ;
max B0 M1 A1 M1 A0.
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