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Date May 2018 Marks available 1 Reference code 18M.2.SL.TZ1.T_2
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Write down Question number T_2 Adapted from N/A

Question

On one day 180 flights arrived at a particular airport. The distance travelled and the arrival status for each incoming flight was recorded. The flight was then classified as on time, slightly delayed, or heavily delayed.

The results are shown in the following table.

A χ2 test is carried out at the 10 % significance level to determine whether the arrival status of incoming flights is independent of the distance travelled.

The critical value for this test is 7.779.

A flight is chosen at random from the 180 recorded flights.

State the alternative hypothesis.

[1]
a.

Calculate the expected frequency of flights travelling at most 500 km and arriving slightly delayed.

[2]
b.

Write down the number of degrees of freedom.

[1]
c.

Write down the χ2 statistic.

[2]
d.i.

Write down the associated p-value.

[1]
d.ii.

State, with a reason, whether you would reject the null hypothesis.

[2]
e.

Write down the probability that this flight arrived on time.

[2]
f.

Given that this flight was not heavily delayed, find the probability that it travelled between 500 km and 5000 km.

[2]
g.

Two flights are chosen at random from those which were slightly delayed.

Find the probability that each of these flights travelled at least 5000 km.

[3]
h.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

The arrival status is dependent on the distance travelled by the incoming flight     (A1)

Note: Accept “associated” or “not independent”.

[1 mark]

a.

60 × 45 180   OR   60 180 × 45 180 × 180      (M1)

Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into expected value formula.

= 15     (A1) (G2)

[2 marks]

b.

4     (A1)

Note: Award (A0) if “2 + 2 = 4” is seen.

[1 mark]

c.

9.55 (9.54671…)    (G2)

Note: Award (G1) for an answer of 9.54.

[2 marks]

d.i.

0.0488 (0.0487961…)     (G1)

[1 mark]

d.ii.

Reject the Null Hypothesis     (A1)(ft)

Note: Follow through from their hypothesis in part (a).

9.55 (9.54671…) > 7.779     (R1)(ft)

OR

0.0488 (0.0487961…) < 0.1     (R1)(ft)

Note: Do not award (A1)(ft)(R0)(ft). Follow through from part (d). Award (R1)(ft) for a correct comparison, (A1)(ft) for a consistent conclusion with the answers to parts (a) and (d). Award (R1)(ft) for χ2calc > χ2crit , provided the calculated value is explicitly seen in part (d)(i).

[2 marks]

e.

52 180 ( 0.289 , 13 45 , 28.9 )      (A1)(A1) (G2)

Note: Award (A1) for correct numerator, (A1) for correct denominator.

[2 marks]

f.

35 97 ( 0.361 , 36.1 )      (A1)(A1) (G2)

Note: Award (A1) for correct numerator, (A1) for correct denominator.

[2 marks]

g.

14 45 × 13 44      (A1)(M1)

Note: Award (A1) for two correct fractions and (M1) for multiplying their two fractions.

= 182 1980 ( 0.0919 , 91 990 , 0.091919 , 9.19 )      (A1) (G2)

[3 marks]

h.

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