CAIE S2 2021 March — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2021
SessionMarch
TopicApproximating the Binomial to the Poisson distribution
TypeCalculate multiple probabilities using Poisson approximation

4 On average, 1 in 400 microchips made at a certain factory are faulty. The number of faulty microchips in a random sample of 1000 is denoted by \(X\).
  1. State the distribution of \(X\), giving the values of any parameters.
  2. State an approximating distribution for \(X\), giving the values of any parameters.
  3. Use this approximating distribution to find each of the following.
    1. \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 4 )\).
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( 2 \leqslant X \leqslant 4 )\).
  4. Use a suitable approximating distribution to find the probability that, in a random sample of 700 microchips, there will be at least 1 faulty one.