Edexcel S2 — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicPoisson Distribution
TypeSingle time period probability

  1. (a) Explain briefly what you understand by the terms
    1. population,
    2. sample.
      (b) Giving a reason for each of your answers, state whether you would use a census or a sample survey to investigate
    3. the dietary requirements of people attending a 4-day residential course,
    4. the lifetime of a particular type of battery.
    5. The manager of a supermarket receives an average of 6 complaints per day from customers. Find the probability that on one day she receives
      (a) 3 complaints,
      (b) 10 or more complaints.
    The supermarket is open on six days each week.
    (c) Find the probability that the manager receives 10 or more complaints on no more than one day in a week.
    (4 marks)