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Your Practice Set – Applications and Interpretation for IBDP Mathematics
2 . Two surveys are conducted to measure the students ’ satisfaction on the services provided by the sports centre . A score from 0 to 10 is used in the surveys , where 0 represents absolute dissatisfaction and 10 represents absolute satisfaction . The table below shows the results of the surveys completed by 8 students :
Student
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Scores from the first survey ( x )
8
10
8
9
10
6
3
3
Scores from the second survey ( y )
6
10
7
5
9
6
5
3
The student union committee members want to investigate whether the mean scores of the second survey is lower . A paired t -test is conducted at a 5 % significance level . Define d �x � y .
( a )
Write down the alternative hypothesis of the test .
( b )
Find the p -value.
( c )
Write down the value of t , the test statistic .
( d )
State the conclusion of the test with a reason .
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3 . A teacher wants to know whether the supplementary lessons between the mock examination and the official examination can improve students ’ mean score in the official examination . The table below shows the scores ( out of 100 ) of 9 students in two examinations :
Student A B C D E F G H I
Mock exam score ( x )
45
55
83
79
82
62
67
80
75
Official exam score ( y )
37
52
61
90
94
96
87
71
81
An appropriate test is conducted at a 10 % significance level .
( a ) ( i ) Write down the null hypothesis of the test .
( ii ) Write down the alternative hypothesis of the test .
( b ) Find the p -value .
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