9709/71

Mathematics 9709/71May/June 2018

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

7
questions
50
marks
75
minutes

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

Q13MSampling and EstimationFree sample

A random sample of 75 values of a variable XX gave the following results.

n=75x=153.2x2=340.24n = 75 \quad \sum x = 153.2 \quad \sum x^2 = 340.24

Find unbiased estimates for the population mean and variance of XX.

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6 more questions
  • Q2Sampling and Estimation4M
  • Q3The Poisson Distribution4M
  • Q4Linear Combinations of Random Variables7M
  • Q5Sampling and Estimation · Hypothesis Tests9M
  • Q6Continuous Random Variables11M
  • Q7The Poisson Distribution · Linear Combinations of Random Variables · Hypothesis Tests12M
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