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2.4 Statistical Distributions

2.4 Statistical Distributions

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Question 33

A retailer receives 40 orders on a particular morning. The number requesting express delivery is modelled by the random variable XXX, where X∼B(40,0.3)X \sim B(40, 0.3)X∼B(40,0.3).

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State two assumptions that are needed for this binomial model to be appropriate.

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Find the probability that exactly 12 orders request express delivery.

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2.4 Statistical Distributions Questions

  1. A Level
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390 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 2.4 Statistical Distributions, covering 2.4.1 Discrete probability distributions, 2.4.2 Binomial distribution as a model, 2.4.3 Calculating binomial probabilities, 2.4.4 Mean and variance of the binomial (A-level only), 2.4.5 Normal distribution as a model (A-level only), 2.4.6 Probabilities using the normal distribution (A-level only), 2.4.7 Links to histograms, mean and standard deviation (A-level only), and 2.4.8 Selecting an appropriate distribution (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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