Exam 5: Discrete Probability Distributions

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A university has 10,000 students of which 35% are male and 65% are female. If a class of 30 students is chosen at random from the university population, find the mean and Variance of the number of male students.

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It is estimated that 30% of households own a riding lawn mower. A sample of 14 households is studied. What is the standard deviation of the number of households who Own a riding lawn mower?

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The following table presents the probability distribution of the number of vacations taken last year for a randomly chosen family. Compute the standard deviation σ\sigma . x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.06 0.67 0.18 0.07 0.02

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The following table presents the probability distribution of the number of vacations XX taken last year for a randomly chosen family. Find PP ( 1 or more). x 0 1 2 3 4 P(x) 0.05 0.69 0.16 0.08 0.02

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A student takes a 18-question, multiple-choice exam with four choices for each question and guesses on each question. Find the probability of guessing exactly 7 out of 18 Correctly.

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If a gambler rolls two dice and gets a sum of 10, he wins $10, and if he gets a sum of three, he wins $20. The cost to play the game is $5. What is the expectation of this Game?

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The sum of the probabilities of all the events in the sample space of a probability distribution must equal 1.

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Give the variance of the following distribution? 0 1 2 3 4 ( ) 0.20 0.35 0.10 0.25 0.10

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Find the mean for the values of nn and pp when the conditions for the binomial distribution met. n=600,p=0.35n = 600 , p = 0.35 e

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The Australian sheep dog is a breed renowned for its intelligence and work ethic. It is estimated that 45% of adult Australian sheep dogs weigh 65 pounds or more. A sample Of 19 adult dogs is studied. What is the mean number of dogs who weigh 65 lb or more?

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For the following data, construct a graph showing the probability distribution. 0 1 2 3 4 ( ) 0.35 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.05

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In binomial experiments, each trial can be viewed as having only two outcomes.

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Determine whether the table represents a discrete probability distribution. x P(x) 1 0.45 2 0.2 3 0.4 4 -0.05

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Find the standard deviation for the values of nn and pp when the conditions for the binomial distribution are met. n=500,p=0.8n = 500 , p = 0.8

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An environmental scientist obtains a sample of water from an irrigation canal that contains a certain type of bacteria at a concentration of 3 per milliliter. What is the Probability that there will be exactly 8 bacteria in a 6-milliliter sample?

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A certain large manufacturing facility produces 20,000 parts each week. The manager of the facility estimates that about 1% of the parts they make are defective. What is the Variance for the number of defective parts made each week?

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Determine the indicated probability for a binomial experiment with the given number of trials n and the given success probability p. N = 11, p = 0.7, P(9)

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The Australian sheep dog is a breed renowned for its intelligence and work ethic. It is estimated that 40% of adult Australian sheep dogs weigh 65 pounds or more. A sample Of 18 adult dogs is studied. What is the probability that no more than 3 of them weigh 65 Lb or more?

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Use the multinomial formula and find the probability for the following data. n=8,=4,=3,=1, =0.30,=0.50,=0.20

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Give the mean of the following probability distribution. 2 3 4 5 ( ) 0.50 0.25 0.15 0.10

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