Edexcel S2 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
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TopicApproximating the Binomial to the Poisson distribution

5. In a manufacturing process, \(2 \%\) of the articles produced are defective. A batch of 200 articles is selected.
  1. Giving a justification for your choice, use a suitable approximation to estimate the probability that there are exactly 5 defective articles.
  2. Estimate the probability there are less than 5 defective articles.

5. In a manufacturing process, $2 \%$ of the articles produced are defective. A batch of 200 articles is selected.\\
(a) Giving a justification for your choice, use a suitable approximation to estimate the probability that there are exactly 5 defective articles.\\
(b) Estimate the probability there are less than 5 defective articles.\\

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