Question 1

Seventy percent of the students applying to a university are accepted. What is the probability that among the next 18 applicants
a.At least 6 will be accepted?
b.Exactly 10 will be accepted?
c.Exactly 5 will be rejected?
d.Fifteen or more will be accepted?
e.Determine the expected number of acceptances.
f. Compute the standard deviation.

Accepted Answer

a.0.9988
b.0.0811
c....

Question 2

Exhibit 5-4
A local bottling company has determined the number of machine breakdowns per month and their respective probabilities as shown below.
 
-Refer to Exhibit 5-4. The probability of at least 3 breakdowns in a month is

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5
B)  0.10
C)  0.30
D)  None of the alternative answers is correct.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the experiment consists of a sequence of n identical trials
B)  each outcome can be referred to as a success or a failure
C)  the probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next
D)  the trials are independent

Question 4

Exhibit 5-10
The probability that Pete will catch fish on a particular day when he goes fishing is 0.8. Pete is going fishing 3 days next week.
-Refer to Exhibit 5-10. The probability that Pete will catch fish on exactly one day is

Accepted Answer

A)  .008
B)  .096
C)  .104
D)  .8

Question 5

Consider a Poisson probability distribution in a process with an average of 3 flaws every 100 feet. Find the probability of
a. no flaws in 100 feet
b. 2 flaws in 100 feet
c. 1 flaws in 150 feet
d. 3 or 4 flaws in 150 feet

Accepted Answer

a. .0498
b...

Question 6

The function used to compute the probability of x successes in n trials, when the trials are dependent, is the

Accepted Answer

A)  binomial probability function
B)  Poisson probability function
C)  hypergeometric probability function
D)  exponential probability function

Exam 5: Discrete Probability Distributions

Consider a Poisson probability distribution in a process with an average of 3 flaws every 100 feet. Find the probability of a. no flaws in 100 feet b. 2 flaws in 100 feet c. 1 flaws in 150 feet d. 3 or 4 flaws in 150 feet

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Exhibit 5-4 A local bottling company has determined the number of machine breakdowns per month and their respective probabilities as shown below. -Refer to Exhibit 5-4. The probability of at least 3 breakdowns in a month is

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The function used to compute the probability of x successes in n trials, when the trials are dependent, is the

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a.0.9988
b.0.0811
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Exhibit 5-10 The probability that Pete will catch fish on a particular day when he goes fishing is 0.8. Pete is going fishing 3 days next week. -Refer to Exhibit 5-10. The probability that Pete will catch fish on exactly one day is

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

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Exam 5: Discrete Probability Distributions

Consider a Poisson probability distribution in a process with an average of 3 flaws every 100 feet. Find the probability of a. no flaws in 100 feet b. 2 flaws in 100 feet c. 1 flaws in 150 feet d. 3 or 4 flaws in 150 feet

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Exhibit 5-4 A local bottling company has determined the number of machine breakdowns per month and their respective probabilities as shown below. -Refer to Exhibit 5-4. The probability of at least 3 breakdowns in a month is

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The function used to compute the probability of x successes in n trials, when the trials are dependent, is the

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Correct Answerverifieda.0.9988b.0.0811c....View AnswerShow Answer

Exhibit 5-10 The probability that Pete will catch fish on a particular day when he goes fishing is 0.8. Pete is going fishing 3 days next week. -Refer to Exhibit 5-10. The probability that Pete will catch fish on exactly one day is

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

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a. .0498
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a.0.9988
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