| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | AEA (Advanced Extension Award) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Binomial Distribution |
| Type | Most likely value (mode) |
2.The discrete random variable \(X\) follows the binomial distribution
$$X \sim \mathrm {~B} ( n , p )$$
where \(0 < p < 1\) .The mode of \(X\) is \(m\) .
(a)Write down,in terms of \(m , n\) and \(p\) ,an expression for \(\mathrm { P } ( X = m )\)
(b)Determine,in terms of \(n\) and \(p\) ,an interval of width 1 ,in which \(m\) lies.
(c)Find a value of \(n\) where \(n > 100\) ,and a value of \(p\) where \(p < 0.2\) ,for which \(X\) has two modes. For your chosen values of \(n\) and \(p\) ,state these two modes.