3.

[Maximum mark:8]

A researcher consulted 500 men and women to see if the colour

of the car they drove was independent of gender. The colours
were red, green, blue, black, and silver. A chi-squared test was
conducted at the 5% significance level and the value found to be
8.73.

(a) Write down the null hypothesis.

(b) Find the number of degrees of freedom for this test.

(c) Write down the critical value for this test.

(d) Is car colour independent of gender? Give a clear reason for your
answer.
 4. [Maximum mark: 6]

The following table gives the amount of fuel in a car's fuel tank, and
the number of kilometres travelled after filling the tank.

Distance
0 220 276 500 680 850
travelled
(km)
Amount of
55 43 30 24 10 6
fuel in tank
(litres)

(a) On the scatter diagram below, plot the remaining points.

60
×
F u e l in litr e s

40
×
× ×
20

0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
D is ta n c e in k m

The mean distance travelled is 421 km ( x ), and the mean amount

of fuel in the tank is 28 litres ( y ). This point is plotted on the
scatter diagram.

(b) Sketch the line of best fit.

A car travelled 350 km.

(c) Use your line of best fit to estimate the amount of fuel left in the tank