CAIE S2 2014 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicPoisson Distribution
TypePoisson parameter from given probability

4
  1. The random variable \(W\) has the distribution \(\operatorname { Po } ( 1.5 )\). Find the probability that the sum of 3 independent values of \(W\) is greater than 2 .
  2. The random variable \(X\) has the distribution \(\operatorname { Po } ( \lambda )\). Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 0 ) = 0.523\), find the value of \(\lambda\) correct to 3 significant figures.
  3. The random variable \(Y\) has the distribution \(\operatorname { Po } ( \mu )\), where \(\mu \neq 0\). Given that $$\mathrm { P } ( Y = 3 ) = 24 \times \mathrm { P } ( Y = 1 )$$ find \(\mu\).