AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) — October–November 2024, Paper 63

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Question 1 · 4 marks · Sampling and estimation (confidence interval for a population mean, known variance)

The heights of a certain species of deer are known to have standard deviation 0.35 m. A zoologist takes a random sample of 150 of these deer and finds that the mean height of the…

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Question 2 · 5 marks · The normal distribution (linear combinations of independent normal variables)

The masses, in kilograms, of small and large bags of wheat have the independent distributions N(16.0, 0.4) and N(51.0, 0.9) respectively. Find the probability that the total mass…

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Question 3 · 6 marks · Sampling and estimation (unbiased estimates of population mean and variance)

The times, T minutes, taken by a random sample of 75 students to complete a test were noted. The results were summarised by Sum(t) = 230 and Sum(t^2) = 930. Calculate unbiased…

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Question 4 · 6 marks · Continuous random variables (probability density function; total area = 1)

A random variable X has probability density function f defined by f(x) = a/x^2 - 18/x^3 for 2 <= x <= 3, and f(x) = 0 otherwise, where a is a constant. Show that a = 27/2.

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Question 5 · 6 marks · Hypothesis tests (choice of one-tailed vs two-tailed test)

The lengths, in centimetres, of worms of a certain kind are normally distributed with mean mu and standard deviation 2.3. An article in a magazine states that the value of mu is…

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Question 6 · 9 marks · The Poisson distribution (scaling the mean over a time interval; upper-tail probability)

The numbers of customers arriving at service desks A and B during a 10-minute period have the independent distributions Po(1.8) and Po(2.1) respectively. Find the probability that…

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Question 7 · 14 marks · Hypothesis tests (Type I error for a Poisson mean; rejection region)

The number of accidents per year on a certain road has the distribution Po(lambda). In the past the value of lambda was 3.3. Recently, a new speed limit was imposed and the…

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