CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P6 · Hypothesis tests
Topic Questions: • formulate hypotheses and carry out a hypothesis test concerning the population mean in cases where the population is normally distributed with known variance or where a large sample is used — 9709 P6 Hypothesis tests
46 9709 P6 Hypothesis tests topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 38 papers (2020–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Hypothesis tests syllabus point appears in 38 9709 P6 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 46 topic questions and 202 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/61 May/June 2026. That equals 22.3% of the 206 topic questions and 30.6% of the 661 marks tagged to Hypothesis tests. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.
Topic questions by session
Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.
| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9709/61May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q4 5-Sided Spinner Score Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 61 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((d)) | 5 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q6 Hypothesis Test on Normal Population Mean - CIE A Level Mathematics |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 8 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q5 Hypothesis Test and Type II Error for Wamba Snake Lengths - CIE 9709 Jun 2026 Paper 63 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 5 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/65May/June 2026 · CIE IAL | Q6 Swan Wingspan Normal Sampling - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2026 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62March 2026 · CIE IAL | Q2 Time Spent in Shop Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Maths |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b), (c)) | 6 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean - CIE Paper 6 |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63October/November 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean - CIE A-Level Mathematics |
FRQ | 1 part | 8 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q3 Bus Journey Time Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Mathematics |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q5 Critical Region and Sample Mean in Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Statistics Q5 |
FRQ | 1 part | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Hypothesis Test for Pencil Lengths - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q2 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 6 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/65May/June 2025 · CIE IAL | Q7 Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean of Battery Life - CIE 9709 June 2025 Paper 65 Q7 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 3 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62March 2025 · CIE IAL | Q2 Questionnaire Completion Times Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Mathematics 2025 Mar Paper 62 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q7 Tree Heights Mean Hypothesis Test - CIE Probability & Statistics 2024 Nov Paper 62 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63October/November 2024 · CIE IAL | Q5 Hypothesis Test for Worm Length Mean - CIE A-Level Maths Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Hypothesis Test and Type II Error - CIE P6 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2024 · CIE IAL | Q6 Hypothesis Testing for Mean Green Sweets - CIE A Level Mathematics Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((b), (c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q7 Pollutant Hypothesis Test and Type II Error - CIE A-Level Maths 2023 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 7 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q4 Tree Height Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Mathematics |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63October/November 2023 · CIE IAL | Q7 Large Sample Hypothesis Test and Type II Error - CIE A-Level Maths |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 7 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q3 Wheat Production Hypothesis Test - CIE Mathematics 2023 Jun Paper 61 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q3 Unbiased Estimates and Hypothesis Test for Mean - CIE 9709 Jun 2023 Paper 62 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2023 · CIE IAL | Q5 Hypothesis Testing for Population Mean - CIE 9709 S23 Paper 63 Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62March 2023 · CIE IAL | Q6 Hypothesis Testing for Mean Completion Time - CIE 9709 March 2023 Paper 62 Q6 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((b), (d)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q7 Journey Time Hypothesis Test and Type II Error - CIE A-Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 61 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q2 Hypothesis Test for Mean Worm Length - CIE 9709 Nov 2022 Paper 62 Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63October/November 2022 · CIE IAL | Q7 Journey Times Hypothesis Test and Type II Error - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q7 Hypothesis Testing and Error Types - CIE Statistics Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 1 of 6 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q2 Plant Heights Fertiliser Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Mathematics Q2 |
FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2022 · CIE IAL | Q3 Battery Life Hypothesis Test and Confidence Interval - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q7 Hypothesis Testing and Type II Error for Apple Masses - CIE A Level Probability & Statistics Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q4 Firework Duration Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 62 Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 5 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63October/November 2021 · CIE IAL | Q7 Hypothesis Testing and Type II Error Calculation - CIE A-Level Probability & Statistics 2 Q7 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2021 · CIE IAL | Q5 Gym Customer Time Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Maths 2021 Jun Q5 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61October/November 2020 · CIE IAL | Q6 Anjan's Journey Time Sampling and Hypothesis Testing - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 Paper 61 Q6 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(ii)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/61May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q2 Crop Yield Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Mathematics P6 Q2 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q4 Spinner Score Sample Mean Test - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q4 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((d)) | 5 of 12 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/63May/June 2020 · CIE IAL | Q7 Hypothesis Testing and Central Limit Theorem - CIE A-Level Probability & Statistics 2 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 5 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| 9709/62March 2020 · CIE IAL | Q3 Freda Journey Time Hypothesis Test - CIE S2 Q3 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Hypothesis tests
• calculate the probabilities of making Type I and Type II errors in specific situations involving tests based on a normal distribution or direct evaluation of binomial or Poisson probabilities
142 marks · 2020–2026
• formulate hypotheses and carry out a hypothesis test in the context of a single observation from a population which has a binomial or Poisson distribution, using – direct evaluation of probabilities – a normal approximation to the binomial or the Poisson distribution, where appropriate
143 marks · 2020–2026
• understand the nature of a hypothesis test, the difference between one-tailed and two-tailed tests, and the terms null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, significance level, rejection region (or critical region), acceptance region and test statistic
113 marks · 2020–2026
• understand the terms Type I error and Type II error in relation to hypothesis tests
132 marks · 2020–2026
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 38 question stems cover this subtopic across 38 papers, but only 46 tagged parts and 202 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
- Which papers include this subtopic?
- The table lists every matching session from 2020–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
- Why can one question appear under several subtopics?
- The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.
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