CAIE S1 2007 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeLinear relationship μ = kσ

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  1. The random variable \(X\) is normally distributed. The mean is twice the standard deviation. It is given that \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 5.2 ) = 0.9\). Find the standard deviation.
  2. A normal distribution has mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\). If 800 observations are taken from this distribution, how many would you expect to be between \(\mu - \sigma\) and \(\mu + \sigma\) ?