Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Hypothesis testing

Hypothesis testing — practice question

A factory owner represents the daily number of workers who eat in the factory canteen using the distribution $B(25, p)$. Earlier, the value of $p$ was $0.8$. A new menu has been added in the canteen, and the owner wishes to test whether $p$ has risen. On one randomly selected day, he records that $23$ employees use the canteen.
(a)[5]

Carry out the test using the binomial distribution at the $10\%$ significance level.

(b)[1]

Using the fact that there are $30$ employees at the factory, comment on how suitable the owner’s model is.

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This 6-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Hypotheses stated correctly: $H_0:p=0.8$, $H_1:p>0.8$.

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