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N3 Select an appropriate probability distribution for a context, with appropriate reasoning, including recognising when the binomial or Normal model may not be appropriate.
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Statistics
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Distribution selection
Aqa A Level MathematicsPaper 3
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N3 Select an appropriate probability distribution for a context, with appropriate reasoning, including recognising when the binomial or Normal model may not be appropriate
- This point belongs to Statistics, especially Distribution selection.
- You need to be able to n3 Select an appropriate probability distribution for a context, with appropriate reasoning, including recognising when the binomial or Normal model may not be appropriate.
- The key ideas to know are reasoning and Normal model.
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reasoningNormal model
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