A-Level Maths OCR B (MEI) (H640)

#15.8 Normal distribution

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Be able to use the Normal distribution as a model.

Includes recognising when a Normal distribution may not be appropriate.

Understand how and why a continuity correction is used when using a Normal distribution as a model for a distribution of discrete data.

Recognise from the shape of the distribution when a binomial distribution can be approximated by a Normal distribution.

Notation:

  • X∼N(μ,σ2)X ∼ N(\mu, \sigma^2)

Excludes: Knowing conditions for Normal approximation to binomial.

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