CT6 September 2009 Question 6 ii)

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  1. Sam88

    Sam88 Member

    The test statistic used: (280 + 0.5 -332) / (88.567) ^ 0.5, why was the "+0.5" adjustment used here? Comparing this to the test statistic used in question September 2014 Question 9 v), there is no "+0.5" so I am slightly confused when to apply this.

    Thanks
     
  2. John Lee

    John Lee ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    Technically a continuity correction should always be applied as we're approximating a discrete distribution with a continuous normal.

    However, the CT6 examiners are fine if you don't.
     

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