OCR GCE AS Level Further Maths B (MEI) Statistics a (optional - choose any two of Y411/Y412/Y413/Y414) June 2023 question paper Y412

Ryan has 6 one-pound coins and 4 two-pound coins. Ryan decides to select 3 of these coins at random to donate to a charity. The total value, in pounds, of these 3 coins is denoted by the random variable X.

The table below shows the probability distribution of X.

Draw a graph to illustrate the distribution.

In this question you must show detailed reasoning.

Find each of the following.

• E (X)

• Var (X)

Ryan’s friend Sasha decides to give the same amount as Ryan does to the charity plus an extra three pounds. The random variable Y represents the total amount of money, in pounds, given by Ryan and Sasha.

Determine each of the following.

• E (Y)

• Var (Y)

A group of friends live by the sea. Each day they look out to sea in the hope of seeing a dolphin. The probability that they see a dolphin on any day is 0.15. You should assume that this probability is not affected by whether or not they see a dolphin on any other day.

Explain why you can use a geometric distribution to model the number of days that it takes

for them to first see a dolphin.

Find the probability that they see a dolphin for the first time on the fifth day.

Find the probability that they do not see a dolphin for at least 10 days.

Determine the mean and the variance of the number of days that it takes for them to see a

dolphin.

At a pottery which manufactures mugs, it is known that 5% of mugs are faulty. The mugs are produced in batches of 20. Faults are modelled as occurring randomly and independently. The number of faulty mugs in a batch is denoted by the random variable X.

Determine P (X ⩾ 2).

Find Var (X).

Independently of the mugs, the pottery also manufactures cups, and it is known that 7% of cups are faulty. The cups are produced in batches of 30. Faults are modelled as occurring randomly and independently. The number of faulty cups in a batch is denoted by the random variable Y.

Determine the standard deviation of X + Y.

When 10 batches of cups have been produced, a sample of 15 cups is tested to ensure that the handles of the cups are properly attached.

Explain why it might not be sensible to select a sample of 15 cups from the same batch.

At a parcel delivery company it is known that the probability that a parcel is delivered to the wrong address is 0.0005. On a particular day, 15 000 parcels are delivered. The number of parcels delivered to the wrong address is denoted by the random variable X.

Explain why the binomial distribution and the Poisson distribution could both be suitable

models for the distribution of X.

Use a Poisson distribution to find each of the following.

• P (X = 5)

• P (X ⩾ 8)

You are given that 15 000 parcels are delivered each day in a 5-day working week.

Determine the probability that at least 40 parcels are delivered to the wrong address

during the week.

Determine the probability that at least 8 parcels are delivered to the wrong address on

each of the 5 days in the week.

Two practice GCSE examinations in mathematics are given to all of the students in a large year group. A teacher wants to check whether there is a positive relationship between the marks obtained by the students in the two examinations. She selects a random sample of 20 students. Summary data for the marks obtained in the first and second practice examinations, x and y respectively, are as follows.

The teacher decides to carry out a hypothesis test based on Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.

In this question you must show detailed reasoning.

Calculate the value of Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.

Carry out the test at the 5% significance level.

Given that the teacher did not draw a scatter diagram before carrying out the test, comment

on the validity of the test.

An eight-sided dice has its faces numbered 1, 2, …, 8.

In this part of the question you should assume that the dice is fair.

State the probability that, when the dice is rolled once, the score is at least 6.

Show that the probability that the score is within 2 standard deviations of its mean is 1.

Explain why all of the expected frequencies are equal to 10.

Determine the missing values in each of the following cells.

• B9

• D5