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S3 2023 June Q5

A Level / Edexcel / S3

IAL 2023 June Paper · Question 5

题目

Problem

5.

The continuous random variable XX is normally distributed with

X∼N(μ,52)X \sim N(\mu,5^2)

A random sample of 10 observations of XX is taken and Xˉ\bar X denotes the sample mean.

(a) Show that a 90% confidence interval for μ\mu, in terms of xˉ\bar x, is given by

(xˉ−2.60, xˉ+2.60)(\bar x - 2.60,\ \bar x + 2.60)
(3)

The continuous random variable YY is normally distributed with

Y∼N(μ,32)Y \sim N(\mu,3^2)

A random sample of 20 observations of YY are taken and Yˉ\bar Y denotes the sample mean.

(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for μ\mu, in terms of yˉ\bar y

(3)

(c) Given that XX and YY are independent, (i) find the distribution of Xˉ−Yˉ\bar X - \bar Y (ii) calculate the probability that the two confidence intervals from part (a) and part (b) do not overlap.

(7)
(Total for Question 5 is 13 marks)
题目中文翻译

连续随机变量 XX 服从正态分布,

X∼N(μ,52)X \sim N(\mu,5^2)

抽取了 XX 的 10 个观测值的随机样本,并用 Xˉ\bar X 表示样本均值。

(a) 证明以 xˉ\bar x 表示的 μ\mu 的 90% 置信区间为

(xˉ−2.60, xˉ+2.60)(\bar x - 2.60,\ \bar x + 2.60)
(3)

连续随机变量 YY 服从正态分布,

Y∼N(μ,32)Y \sim N(\mu,3^2)

抽取了 YY 的 20 个观测值的随机样本,并用 Yˉ\bar Y 表示样本均值。

(b) 求以 yˉ\bar y 表示的 μ\mu 的 95% 置信区间。

(3)

(c) 已知 XX 和 YY 相互独立, (i) 求 Xˉ−Yˉ\bar X - \bar Y 的分布; (ii) 计算 (a) 和 (b) 两个置信区间不重叠的概率。

(7)

解答

(a)

解法一

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总体标准差已知,且总体服从正态分布,因此使用标准正态临界值构造置信区间。90%90\% 双侧置信区间两端各留 5%5\%,所以使用 z0.95=1.6449z_{0.95}=1.6449。

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Since the population standard deviation is known, a 90%90\% confidence interval for μ\mu is

x‾±z0.95σXnX.\overline{x}\pm z_{0.95}\frac{\sigma_X}{\sqrt{n_X}}.

Its margin of error is

1.6449(510)= 2.600815…= 2.60.\begin{align*} 1.6449\big(\frac{5}{\sqrt{10}}\big) =&\,2.600815\ldots\\ =&\,2.60. \end{align*}

Therefore, the confidence interval is

(x‾−2.60, x‾+2.60),\boxed{(\overline{x}-2.60,\ \overline{x}+2.60)},

as required.

(b)

解法一

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同样使用已知总体标准差的正态置信区间。95%95\% 双侧置信区间使用临界值 1.961.96,标准误为 3/203/\sqrt{20}。

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A 95%95\% confidence interval for μ\mu is

y‾±1.96(320).\overline{y}\pm 1.96\big(\frac{3}{\sqrt{20}}\big).

The margin of error is

1.96(320)= 1.3148…≈ 1.31.\begin{align*} 1.96\big(\frac{3}{\sqrt{20}}\big) =&\,1.3148\ldots\\ \approx&\,1.31. \end{align*}

Therefore, the required confidence interval is

(y‾−1.31, y‾+1.31).\boxed{(\overline{y}-1.31,\ \overline{y}+1.31)}.

(c)(i)

解法一

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先分别写出两个样本均值的分布。由于两组样本独立,均值之差仍服从正态分布,均值相减、方差相加。

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The sample means have distributions

X‾∼N(μ,5210)\overline X\sim \mathrm N\big(\mu,\frac{5^2}{10}\big)

and

Y‾∼N(μ,3220).\overline Y\sim \mathrm N\big(\mu,\frac{3^2}{20}\big).

Since XX and YY are independent, let D=X‾−Y‾D=\overline X-\overline Y. Then

E⁡(D)=μ−μ=0\operatorname E(D)=\mu-\mu=0

and

Var⁡(D)= 5210+3220= 2.95.\begin{align*} \operatorname{Var}(D) =&\,\frac{5^2}{10}+\frac{3^2}{20}\\ =&\,2.95. \end{align*}

Therefore,

X‾−Y‾∼N(0,2.95).\boxed{\overline X-\overline Y\sim\mathrm N(0,2.95)}.

(c)(ii)

解法一

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两个区间不重叠有两种对称情形:XX 的区间完全在 YY 的右侧,或完全在其左侧。把这两个条件都改写成 X‾−Y‾\overline X-\overline Y 的范围,再利用 (i) 中均值为 0 的对称正态分布计算双尾概率。

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The two confidence intervals do not overlap when either

x‾−2.60>y‾+1.31\overline{x}-2.60>\overline{y}+1.31

or

x‾+2.60<y‾−1.31.\overline{x}+2.60<\overline{y}-1.31.

Equivalently,

x‾−y‾>3.91orx‾−y‾<−3.91.\overline{x}-\overline{y}>3.91 \quad\text{or}\quad \overline{x}-\overline{y}<-3.91.

From part (c)(i),

X‾−Y‾∼N(0,2.95).\overline X-\overline Y\sim\mathrm N(0,2.95).

By symmetry,

P⁡(no overlap)= 2P⁡(X‾−Y‾>3.91)= 2P⁡(Z>3.912.95)= 2P⁡(Z>2.276…)= 0.0228.\begin{align*} \operatorname P(\text{no overlap}) =&\,2\operatorname P( \overline X-\overline Y>3.91 )\\ =&\,2\operatorname P\big( Z>\frac{3.91}{\sqrt{2.95}} \big)\\ =&\,2\operatorname P(Z>2.276\ldots)\\ =&\,\boxed{0.0228}. \end{align*}