IB skill practice

Test a Poisson mean

Standardise a sample mean from Poisson counts for a mean test.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Test a Poisson mean - official syllabus scenario

An energy monitor tests a Poisson mean with \(H_0:\lambda=5\), sample mean \(\bar x=5.55\), and \(n=44\). Calculate the z statistic. Enter the requested value and choose the interpretation that matches the result.

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