Mathematics Probability & Statistics 2 9709: Poisson Distribution Topical Past Paper Questions
Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics Probability & Statistics 2 (9709) past-paper questions on Poisson Distribution, free. This topic is frequently examined across 20 exam sessions. Sign in for the full topic-segregated question bank and AI worksheets.
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It is known that, on average, 1 in 500 plants of a certain variety have a particular disease. A random sample of 250 plants of this variety is selected, and the number of plants with the disease is denoted by X. (a) State the exact distribution of $X$. (b) State an appropriate ap…
A sports fan produces a magazine each month. (a) On average 1 in 540 characters in the magazine is incorrect. (i) Use an appropriate approximating distribution to find the probability that, in a magazine containing 2430 characters, there are at least 4 incorrect characters. [3] (…
A teacher models the numbers of girls and boys who arrive late for her class on any day by the independent random variables $ G \sim \text{Po}(0.10) $ and $ B \sim \text{Po}(0.15) $ respectively. (a) Find the probability that during a randomly chosen 2-day period no girls arrive…
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