Exam 6: Discrete Probability Distributions

In a Poisson distribution, each trial is ___________________.

A random variable with a Poisson distribution has one of _______ mutually exclusive values.

For the following probability distribution, The variance is _____________.

What is the following table called?

A probability distribution shows the outcomes of an experiment and the ___________________ of each one occurring.

Which of the following is a requirement for use of the hypergeometric distribution?

If $\pi$ = 1/3 and n = 900, what is the mean of this binomial distribution? ______________

The variance of a probability distribution is based on the sum of squared differences from the mean.

The marketing department of a nationally known cereal maker plans to conduct a national survey to find out whether or not consumers of flake cereals can distinguish one of their favorite flake cereals. To test the questionnaire and procedure to be used, eight persons were asked to cooperate in an experiment. Five very small bowls of flake cereals were placed in front of a person. The bowls were labeled A, B, C, D and

The following is a Poisson probability distribution with µ = 0.1. The mean of the distribution is

Which shape describes a Poisson distribution?

Affirmative action commitments by many organizations have led to an increase in the number of women in executive positions. Satellite Office Systems has vacancies for two executives that it will fill from among four women and six men. What is the probability that exactly one woman is selected? ________

A company is studying the number of daily debit card purchases. If there were 20 purchases and the probability of a debit card purchase is 0.5. Of the 20 purchases, what is the expected value of the number of debit card purchases? _________________

When can the binomial distribution be applied when the trials are not independent?

In a binomial experiment, the probability of a _________ remains constant.

In a binomial experiment, what does the probability of a failure equal? _____________________________

Affirmative action commitments by many organizations have led to an increase in the number of women in executive positions. Satellite Office Systems has vacancies for two executives that it will fill from among four women and six men. What is the probability that at least one woman is selected?

How is the mean of a binomial distribution calculated? ________

The mean of a probability distribution is called its expected value.

There are eight flights from Minneapolis to St. Cloud each day. The probability that any one flight is late is 0.10. Using the binomial probability formula, what is the probability that exactly 1 flight is late?