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    Normal Approximation Questions

    Q1.

    (a) (i) Write down two conditions for X ~ Bin(n, p) to be approximated by a normal distribution

    (2)
    (ii) Write down the mean and variance of this normal approximation in terms of n and p.
    (2)
    A factory manufactures 2000 DVDs every day. It is known that 3% of DVDs are faulty.

    (b) Using a normal approximation, estimate the probability that at least 40 faulty DVDs are produced in
    one day.
    (5)
    The quality control system in the factory identifies and destroys every faulty DVD at the end of the
    manufacturing process. It costs £0.70 to manufacture a DVD and the factory sells non-faulty DVDs for
    £11.

    (c) Find the expected profit made by the factory per day.
    (3)

    (Total 12 marks)

    Q2.

    In a large school, 20% of students own a touch screen laptop. A random sample of n students is chosen
    from the school. Using a normal approximation, the probability that more than 55 of these n students own
    a touch screen laptop is 0.0401 correct to 3 significant figures.

    Find the value of n.


    (8)

    (Total for question = 8 marks)


    Q3.

    The time taken for a randomly selected person to complete a test is M minutes, where M ~ N (14, σ2)

    Given that 10% of people take less than 12 minutes to complete the test,

    (a) find the value of σ


    (3)
    Graham selects 15 people at random.

    (b) Find the probability that fewer than 2 of these people will take less than 12 minutes to complete the
    test.
    (3)
    Jovanna takes a random sample of n people.

    Using a normal approximation, the probability that fewer than 9 of these n people will take less than 12
    minutes to complete the test is 0.3085 to 4 decimal places.

    (c) Find the value of n.


    (8)

    (Total for question = 14 marks)

    Q4.

    (a) State the conditions under which the normal distribution may be used as an approximation to the
    binomial distribution.
    (2)
    A company sells seeds and claims that 55% of its pea seeds germinate.

    (b) Write down a reason why the company should not justify their claim by testing all the pea seeds they
    produce.
    (1)
    To test the company's claim, a random sample of 220 pea seeds was planted.

    (c) State the hypotheses for a two-tailed test of the company's claim.
    (1)
    Given that 135 of the 220 pea seeds germinated,

    (d) use a normal approximation to test, at the 5% level of significance, whether or not the company's claim
    is justified.
    (7)

    (Total 11 marks)
    Q5.

    A shopkeeper knows, from past records, that 15% of customers buy an item from the display next to the
    till. After a refurbishment of the shop, he takes a random sample of 30 customers and finds that only 1
    customer has bought an item from the display next to the till.

    (a) Stating your hypotheses clearly, and using a 5% level of significance, test whether or not there has
    been a change in the proportion of customers buying an item from the display next to the till.
    (6)
    During the refurbishment a new sandwich display was installed. Before the refurbishment 20% of
    customers bought sandwiches. The shopkeeper claims that the proportion of customers buying
    sandwiches has now increased. He selects a random sample of 120 customers and finds that 31 of them
    have bought sandwiches.

    (b) Using a suitable approximation and stating your hypotheses clearly, test the shopkeeper's claim. Use
    a 10% level of significance.
    (8)
    (Total 14 marks)

    Q6.

    Sammy manufactures wallpaper. She knows that defects occur randomly in the manufacturing process at
    a rate of 1 every 8 metres. Once a week the machinery is cleaned and reset. Sammy then takes a
    random sample of 40 metres of wallpaper from the next batch produced to test if there has been any
    change in the rate of defects.

    (a) Stating your hypotheses clearly and using a 10% level of significance, find the critical region for this
    test. You should choose your critical region so that the probability of rejection is less than 0.05 in each
    tail.
    (4)
    (b) State the actual significance level of this test.
    (2)
    Thomas claims that his new machine would reduce the rate of defects and invites Sammy to test it.
    Sammy takes a random sample of 200 metres of wallpaper produced on Thomas' machine and finds 19
    defects.

    (c) Using a suitable approximation, test Thomas' claim. You should use a 5% level of significance and
    state your hypotheses clearly.
    (7)

    (Total 13 marks)
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