CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P6 · Hypothesis tests

Topic Questions: • 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 — 9709 P6 Hypothesis tests

38 9709 P6 Hypothesis tests topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 28 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.

38 topic questions 28 papers 113 tagged marks 18.4% of topic questions 17.1% of topic marks 2020–2026 Syllabus 2020–2027

Core finding

This Hypothesis tests syllabus point appears in 28 9709 P6 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 38 topic questions and 113 marks. The most recent appearance is 9709/61 May/June 2026. That equals 18.4% of the 206 topic questions and 17.1% 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.

PaperQuestionTypePartsMarksDifficultyPractice
9709/61May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q2
Faulty Talking Dolls Quality Control - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2026 Jun Paper 61 Q2
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 1
of 5 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/62May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q3
Poisson Hypothesis Test for Junction Traffic - CIE A Level Mathematics
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/63May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q2
Binomial Hypothesis Test for Vegetarians - CIE 9709 Jun 2026 Paper 63 Q2
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/65May/June 2026 · CIE IAL Q5
Beta Car Ownership Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Mathematics 2026 Q5
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 3
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/61October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q5
Binomial Hypothesis Testing and Type I/II Errors - CIE Paper 6
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((b)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/63October/November 2025 · CIE IAL Q5
Type I Error and Rejection Region - CIE A-Level Mathematics
FRQ 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) 5
of 6 on the paper
Hard Go to Practice Hub
9709/61May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q6
Pumpkin Phone Ownership Hypothesis Test and Confidence Interval - CIE A-Level Mathematics
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 1
of 7 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/65May/June 2025 · CIE IAL Q6
Binomial Hypothesis Test for Political Party Support - CIE 9709 June 2025 Paper 65 Q6
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 5
of 8 on the paper
Medium 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 1 of 3 parts ((c)) 2
of 5 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/62October/November 2024 · CIE IAL Q3
Binomial Hypothesis Test for Canteen Menu - CIE Probability & Statistics 2024 Nov Paper 62 Q3
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 6 Medium 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 ((a)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/63May/June 2024 · CIE IAL Q4
Binomial Hypothesis Test for Election Support - CIE A Level Mathematics Q4
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/61October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q5
Poisson Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Maths 2023
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/62October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q3
Boy Preference Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Mathematics
FRQ 1 of 4 parts ((a)(i)) 1
of 9 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/63October/November 2023 · CIE IAL Q5
Poisson Distribution Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Maths
FRQ 1 part 5 Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/61May/June 2023 · CIE IAL Q7
Factory Accidents Poisson Hypothesis Test - CIE Mathematics 2023 Jun Paper 61 Q7
FRQ 2 of 5 parts ((b), (d)) 8
of 14 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 ((a), (c)) 4
of 9 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/61October/November 2022 · CIE IAL Q2
Spinner Bias Test - CIE A-Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 61 Q2
FRQ 2 parts ((a), (b)) 8 Medium 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 Q2
Spinner Bias Binomial Hypothesis Test - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q2
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((b)) 3
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub
9709/61May/June 2022 · CIE IAL Q2
Die Prediction Hypothesis Test - CIE Statistics Q2
FRQ 1 part 5 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 Q4
Car Arrivals Poisson Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Mathematics Q4
FRQ 1 of 5 parts ((b)) 4
of 11 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/61October/November 2021 · CIE IAL Q5
Poisson Approximation and Binomial Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Probability & Statistics Q5
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((b)) 5
of 9 on the paper
Easy 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 Q6
Random Digits Machine Hypothesis Test - CIE A Level Mathematics 2021 Nov Paper 62 Q6
FRQ 1 of 5 parts ((b)) 4
of 10 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/61May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q8
School Uniform Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Mathematics
FRQ 1 of 5 parts ((b)) 1
of 11 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/62May/June 2021 · CIE IAL Q1
Slot Probability Test - CIE A-Level Maths 2021 Jun Q1
FRQ 1 of 2 parts ((a)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/61October/November 2020 · CIE IAL Q5
Worker Absences Poisson Hypothesis Testing - CIE 9709 Nov 2020 Paper 61 Q5
FRQ 1 of 5 parts ((d)) 5
of 13 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)(i)) 1
of 12 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/62May/June 2020 · CIE IAL Q2
Apple Grade Hypothesis Testing - CIE A-Level Mathematics Q2
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 1
of 6 on the paper
Easy Go to Practice Hub
9709/62March 2020 · CIE IAL Q7
Social Media Usage Hypothesis Test - CIE S2 Q7
FRQ 1 of 3 parts ((a)) 4
of 8 on the paper
Medium Go to Practice Hub

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How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
33 question stems cover this subtopic across 28 papers, but only 38 tagged parts and 113 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
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