OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2021 November — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics A AS (Further Statistics A AS)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicPoisson Distribution
TypeExplain or apply conditions in context

4 It is known that in an electronic circuit, the number of electrons passing per nanosecond can be modelled by a Poisson distribution. In a particular electronic circuit, the mean number of electrons passing per nanosecond is 12 .
    1. Determine the probability that there are more than 15 electrons passing in a randomly selected nanosecond.
    2. Determine the probability that there are fewer than 50 electrons passing in a randomly selected period of 5 nanoseconds.
  1. Explain what you can deduce about the electrons passing in the circuit from the fact that a Poisson distribution is a suitable model.