GCE
In Statistics (9ST0) Paper 02: Statistical
Inference
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 12 June 2024
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PAPER 2: Statistical Inference
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1 Brenda is a yoga teacher. She is researching the benefits of regular yoga practice on
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reducing eye fatigue.
To carry out her research, Brenda seeks 12 volunteer students, who have never practised
yoga before, to join her yoga classes.
She asks each student to complete a questionnaire before they start her classes.
In her questionnaire, the first question is as follows.
Indicate below your current level of eye fatigue by placing a cross on the line.
A score of 0 indicates no eye fatigue and a score of 10 indicates severe eye fatigue.
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After attending her classes for three months, these 12 students are asked again to
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complete the same questionnaire.
Both scores for the first question, for each of these 12 students, are given in Figure 1
Brenda believes that regular yoga practice can reduce the average eye fatigue score.
(a) Making any necessary assumptions, carry out a paired t-test to investigate whether
there is evidence to support Brenda’s belief.
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(b) Give two possible sources of bias in this experiment.
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