Teacher Delivery Guide Statistics: Probability Distributions Specification Ref. Learning outcomes Notes Notation Exclusions STATISTICS: PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS (1) Recognise situations which give rise to a binomial Situations MR1 distribution. leading to a binomial B(n, Be able to identify the probability of success, for the The binomial distribution as a model for p), p, R2 distribution binomial distribution. observed data. ~ the means ‘has distribution’. Be able to calculate probabilities using the binomial Including use of calculator functions. Calculations R3 distribution. relating to binomial distribution Understand and use mean = Derivation of mean np. Mean and R4 = np expected frequencies Be able to calculate expected frequencies associated R5 for binomial with the binomial distribution. distribution
Teacher Delivery Guide Statistics: Probability Distributions Specification Ref. Learning outcomes Notes Notation Exclusions STATISTICS: PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS (1) Situations leading to a binomial distribution MR1 Recognise situations which give rise to a binomial distribution. R2 Be able to identify the probability of success, p, for the binomial distribution. The binomial distribution as a model for observed data. B(n, p), ~ means ‘has the distribution’. Calculations relating to binomial distribution R3 Be able to calculate probabilities using the binomial distribution. Including use of calculator functions. Mean and expected frequencies for binomial distribution R4 Understand and use mean = np. Derivation of mean = np R5 Be able to calculate expected frequencies associated with the binomial distribution.
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