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Approximating the Binomial to the Poisson distribution
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CAIE S2 2014 June — Question 1
Exam Board
CAIE
Module
S2 (Statistics 2)
Year
2014
Session
June
Topic
Approximating the Binomial to the Poisson distribution
Type
Calculate single probability using Poisson approximation
1 On average 1 in 25000 people have a rare blood condition. Use a suitable approximating distribution to find the probability that fewer than 2 people in a random sample of 100000 have the condition.
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