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Distinguish a binomial tail from a CLT mean tail

In the stated probability model, a flu patient has a 98% chance of full recovery. Find the probability that (i) more than 2 in a sample of 20 do not recover fully marks; (ii) in fifty samples of 20 patients, the mean number not recovering fully is greater than 0.5. marks

[2009/NYJC/II/9(a)]

CJC · Review problems · Question 4

Use the non-recovery probability 0.02, and distinguish sample size 20 from the 50 repeated observations of its count.

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