Mathematics 9709/71 — October/November 2017

Cambridge A-Level · Probability & Statistics 2 (S2) · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

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Topics The Poisson Distribution · Sampling and Estimation · Linear Combinations of Random Variables · Hypothesis Tests · Continuous Random Variables

Q13MThe Poisson DistributionFree sample

A random variable, $X$ , has the distribution $\mathrm{Po}(31)$ . Use the normal approximation to the Poisson distribution to find $\mathrm{P}(X > 40)$ .

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Q2The Poisson Distribution4M
Q3Sampling and Estimation4M
Q4Sampling and Estimation4M
Q5Continuous Random Variables6M
Q6Linear Combinations of Random Variables8M
Q7Hypothesis Tests · The Poisson Distribution · Linear Combinations of Random Variables9M
Q8Hypothesis Tests · Sampling and Estimation12M

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