CAIE S1 2013 June — Question 4 4 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
Marks4
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeLinear relationship μ = kσ

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  1. The random variable \(Y\) is normally distributed with positive mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \mu\). Find the probability that a randomly chosen value of \(Y\) is negative.
  2. The weights of bags of rice are normally distributed with mean 2.04 kg and standard deviation \(\sigma \mathrm { kg }\). In a random sample of 8000 such bags, 253 weighed over 2.1 kg . Find the value of \(\sigma\). [4]