Edexcel S2 2018 Specimen — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2018
SessionSpecimen
TopicHypothesis test of a Poisson distribution

4. Accidents occur randomly at a crossroads at a rate of 0.5 per month. A researcher records the number of accidents, \(X\), which occur at the crossroads in a year.
  1. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( 5 \leqslant X < 7 )\) A new system is introduced at the crossroads. In the first 18 months, 4 accidents occur at the crossroads.
  2. Test, at the \(5 \%\) level of significance, whether or not there is reason to believe that the new system has led to a reduction in the mean number of accidents per month. State your hypotheses clearly.
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