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Approximating the Poisson to the Normal distribution
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CAIE S2 2003 November — Question 2
Exam Board
CAIE
Module
S2 (Statistics 2)
Year
2003
Session
November
Topic
Approximating the Poisson to the Normal distribution
Type
Simple probability using normal approximation
2 A certain machine makes matches. One match in 10000 on average is defective. Using a suitable approximation, calculate the probability that a random sample of 45000 matches will include 2,3 or 4 defective matches.
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