Exam 5: Discrete Probability Distributions

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The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of ten minutes.It can be assumed that the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two-time periods of an equal length.It is known that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes is 5.3.The expected value of the random variable x is

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The weight of an object is an example of

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A sample of 2,500 people was asked how many cups of coffee they drink in the morning.You are given the following sample information. Cups of Coffee Frequency 0 700 1 900 2 600 3 300 2,500 The variance of the number of cups of coffee is

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The probability distribution for the daily sales at Michael's Co.is given below. Daily Sales (In \ 1,000 s) Probability 40 0.1 50 0.4 60 0.3 70 0.2 The probability of having sales of at least $50,000 is

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A measure of the average value of a random variable is called a(n)

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Random variable x has the probability function f(x) = X/6, for x = 1, 2 or 3​ The expected value of x is

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Roth is a computer-consulting firm.The number of new clients that they have obtained each month has ranged from 0 to 6.The number of new clients has the probability distribution that is shown below. Number of New Clients Probability 0 0.05 1 0.10 2 0.15 3 0.35 4 0.20 5 0.10 6 0.05 The expected number of new clients per month is

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The binomial probability distribution is used with

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The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of ten minutes.It can be assumed that the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two-time periods of an equal length.It is known that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes is 5.3.The probability that there are less than 3 occurrences is

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A description of the distribution of the values of a random variable and their associated probabilities is called a

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A weighted average of the values of a random variable, where the probability function provides weights, is known as

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A sample of 2,500 people was asked how many cups of coffee they drink in the morning.You are given the following sample information. Cups of Coffee Frequency 0 700 1 900 2 600 3 300 2,500 The expected number of cups of coffee is?

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Which of the following is not a property of a binomial experiment?

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Which of the following is a required condition for a discrete probability function?

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The Poisson probability distribution is used with

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The Poisson probability distribution is a

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Roth is a computer-consulting firm.The number of new clients that they have obtained each month has ranged from 0 to 6.The number of new clients has the probability distribution that is shown below. Number of New Clients Probability 0 0.05 1 0.10 2 0.15 3 0.35 4 0.20 5 0.10 6 0.05 The variance is

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Which of the following properties of a binomial experiment is called the stationarity assumption? ​

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In a binomial experiment the probability of success is 0.06.What is the probability of two successes in seven trials?​

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Twenty percent of the students in a class of 100 are planning to go to graduate school.The standard deviation of this binomial distribution is

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