Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

The score from one spin of a $5$-sided spinner is represented by the random variable $X$, and its probability distribution is given in the table.
(a)[2]

Show that the value of $\mathrm{Var}(X)$ is $1.2$.

(b)[4]

The spinner is turned $200$ times. The score for each turn is recorded and the mean, $\overline{X}$, of the $200$ scores is calculated. Given that $P(\overline{X} > a) = 0.1$, determine $a$.

(c)[1]

Explain whether the Central Limit Theorem needed to be used in your response to part (b).

(d)[5]

Johann has another spinner of a similar type. He thinks that it is biased so that the mean score is less than $2$. He spins his spinner $200$ times and obtains a mean of $1.86$ for the $200$ scores. Given that the variance of the score on one spin of this spinner is also $1.2$, test Johann’s suspicion at the $5\%$ significance level.

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