Edexcel S2 2004 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2004
SessionJanuary
TopicApproximating Binomial to Normal Distribution
TypeJustify normal approximation

3. The discrete random variable \(X\) is distributed \(\mathrm { B } ( n , p )\).
  1. Write down the value of \(p\) that will give the most accurate estimate when approximating the binomial distribution by a normal distribution.
  2. Give a reason to support your value.
  3. Given that \(n = 200\) and \(p = 0.48\), find \(\mathrm { P } ( 90 \leq X < 105 )\).