Edexcel S2 2017 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2017
SessionJanuary
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeDirect binomial from normal probability

  1. The continuous random variable \(W\) has the normal distribution \(\mathrm { N } \left( 32,4 { } ^ { 2 } \right)\)
    1. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( W = 36 )\)
    The discrete random variable \(X\) has the binomial distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 20,0.45 )\)
  2. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 8 )\)
  3. Find the probability that \(X\) lies within one standard deviation of its mean.