2. In previous sittings of MTH 201 the marks obtained by students in the final exam has been successfully modelled with a normal distribution with a mean of 28 and a standard deviation of 8. A sample of 25 students from last semester's exam results shows average of 30. Does this mean that last semester's students performed better than the previous years. a . Investigate at the 10 percent significance level [ 'b. Explain what is meant by a TYPE Il Error [

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2. In previous sittings of MTH
201 the marks obtained by
students in the final exam has
been successfully modelled with
a normal distribution with a
mean of 28 and a standard
deviation of 8. A sample of 25
students from last semester's
exam results shows average of
30. Does this mean that last
semester's students performed
better than the previous years. a
. Investigate at the 10 percent
significance level
'b.
Explain what is meant by a TYPE
Il Error
Transcribed Image Text:2. In previous sittings of MTH 201 the marks obtained by students in the final exam has been successfully modelled with a normal distribution with a mean of 28 and a standard deviation of 8. A sample of 25 students from last semester's exam results shows average of 30. Does this mean that last semester's students performed better than the previous years. a . Investigate at the 10 percent significance level 'b. Explain what is meant by a TYPE Il Error
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