OCR S1 2011 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicBinomial Distribution
TypeIdentify distribution and parameters

  1. The number of free gifts that Jan receives in a week is denoted by \(X\). Name a suitable probability distribution with which to model \(X\), giving the value(s) of any parameter(s). State any assumption(s) necessary for the distribution to be a valid model. Assume now that your model is valid.
  2. Find
    (a) \(\mathrm { P } ( X \leqslant 2 )\),
    (b) \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 2 )\).
  3. Find the probability that, in the next 7 weeks, there are exactly 3 weeks in which Jan receives exactly 2 free gifts. 6
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