Edexcel S1 — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
TopicModelling and Hypothesis Testing
TypeDistribution selection for modeling

2. (a) Explain briefly what is meant by a statistical model.
(b) State, with a reason, whether or not the normal distribution might be suitable for modelling each of the following:
  1. The number of children in a family;
  2. The time taken for a particular employee to cycle to work each day using the same route;
  3. The quarterly electricity bills for a particular house.