Probability & Statistics 2 — Variant 2

A Level Mathematics · 9709/62 · Feb/March 2023

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The number of accidents per 33-month period on a certain road has the distribution Po(λ)\mathrm{Po}(\lambda). In the past the value of λ\lambda has been 5.75.7. Following some changes to the road, the council carries out a hypothesis test to determine whether the value of λ\lambda has decreased. If there are fewer than 33 accidents in a randomly chosen 33-month period, the council will conclude that the value of λ\lambda has decreased.
4(a) [2]
Find the probability of a Type I error.
4(b) [3]
Find the probability of a Type II error if the mean number of accidents per 33-month period is now actually 0.90.9.

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