AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) — October–November 2023, Paper 62

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Question 1 · 6 marks · Normal approximation to the Poisson distribution

A random variable X has the distribution Po(25). Use the normal approximation to the Poisson distribution to find P(X 30). [4]

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Question 2 · 5 marks · Confidence interval for a population mean (known standard deviation)

The length, in minutes, of mathematics lectures at a certain college has mean μ and standard deviation 8.3. The total length of a random sample of 85 lectures was 4590 minutes.…

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Question 3 · 9 marks · Hypothesis tests (interpreting a tail probability)

A researcher read a magazine article which stated that boys aged 1 to 3 prefer green to orange. It claimed that, when offered a green cube and an orange cube to play with, a boy…

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Question 4 · 5 marks · Hypothesis test for a population mean (stating hypotheses)

The height H, in metres, of mature trees of a certain variety is normally distributed with standard deviation 0.67. In order to test whether the population mean of H is greater…

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Question 5 · 9 marks · Continuous random variables (probability density functions; expectation)

The random variable X has probability density function f given by f(x) = 1/x² for a < x < b, and f(x) = 0 otherwise, where a and b are positive constants. It is given that E(X) =…

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Question 6 · 7 marks · Linear combinations of independent normal random variables

A factory makes loaves of bread in batches. One batch of loaves contains X kilograms of dried yeast and Y kilograms of flour, where X and Y have the independent distributions…

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Question 7 · 9 marks · The Poisson distribution (probabilities)

A random variable X has the distribution Po(2.4). Find P(2 ≤ X < 4). [2]

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