A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2022Paper 6 Q76 Marks
In the past, the mean time for Jenny's morning run was 28.2 minutes. She does some extra training and she wishes to test whether her mean time has been reduced. After the training Jenny takes a random sample of 40 morning runs. She decides that if the sample mean run time is less than 27 minutes she will conclude that the training has been effective. You may assume that, after the training, Jenny's run time has a standard deviation of 4.0 minutes.
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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.
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