Exam 5: Probability Distributions
Exam 1: Introduction to Statistics85 Questions
Exam 2: Summarizing and Graphing Data82 Questions
Exam 3: Statistics for Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data149 Questions
Exam 4: Probability170 Questions
Exam 5: Probability Distributions158 Questions
Exam 6: Normal Probability Distributions173 Questions
Exam 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes139 Questions
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Exam 9: Inferences From Two Samples105 Questions
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Exam 12: Analysis of Variance60 Questions
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Find the mean of the given probability distribution.
-The random variable x is the number of houses sold by a realtor in a single month at the Sendsom's Real Estate office. Its probability distribution is as follows. Houses Sold () Probability P(x) 0 0.24 1 0.01 2 0.12 3 0.16 4 0.01 5 0.14 6 0.11 7 0.21
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Use the given values of n and p to find the minimum usual value µ - 2? and the maximum usual value µ + 2?
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-Suppose a mathematician computed the expected value of winnings for a person playing each of seven different games in a casino. What would you expect to be true for all expected values for these seven games?
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-Describe the Poisson distribution and give an example of a random variable with a Poisson distribution.
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The participants in a television quiz show are picked from a large pool of applicants with approximately equal numbers of men and women. Among the last 11 participants there have been only 2 women. If participants are picked randomly, what is the probability of getting 2 or fewer women when 11 people are picked?
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Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why.
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Find the mean of the given probability distribution.
-In a certain town, 30% of adults have a college degree. The accompanying table describes the probability distribution for the number of adults (among 4 randomly selected adults)who have a college degree. () 0 0.2401 1 0.4116 2 0.2646 3 0.0756 4 0.0081
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Determine if the outcome is unusual. Consider as unusual any result that differs from the mean by more than 2 standard deviations. That is, unusual values are either less than or greater than .
-According to AccuData Media Research, 36% of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to "Eyewitness News" at 5:00 pm on Sunday nights. At 5:00 pm on a given Sunday, 2500 such televisions are randomly selected and checked to determine what is being watched. Would it be unusual to find that 986 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to "Eyewitness News"?
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Suppose that weight of adolescents is being studied by a health organization and that the accompanying tables describes the probability distribution for three randomly selected adolescents, where x is the number who are considered morbidly obese. Is it unusual to have no obese subjects among three randomly selected adolescents? x P(x) 0 0.111 1 0.215 2 0.450 3 0.224
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Identify the given random variable
-The number of field goals kicked in a football game
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-In a certain town, 60% of adults have a college degree. The accompanying table describes the probability distribution for the number of adults (among 4 randomly selected adults)who have a college degree. Find the variance for the probability distribution. () 0 0.0256 1 0.1536 2 0.3456 3 0.3456 4 0.1296
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-Compare the probability histogram for the expected sum with the actual results. What do you conclude about the dice results displayed in the Actual Sum of Two Dice histogram? 
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Find the standard deviation, ?, for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
-n = 574; p = .7
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Identify the given random variable
-The braking time of a car
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Determine if the outcome is unusual. Consider as unusual any result that differs from the mean by more than 2 standard deviations. That is, unusual values are either less than or greater than .
-The Acme Candy Company claims that 60% of the jawbreakers it produces weigh more than .4 ounces. Suppose that 800 jawbreakers are selected at random from the production lines. Would it be unusual for this sample of 800 to contain 463 jawbreakers that weigh more than .4 ounces?
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-Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. () 0 0.37 1 0.05 2 0.13 3 0.25 4 0.20
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Use the given values of n and p to find the minimum usual value µ - 2? and the maximum usual value µ + 2?
- n = 377
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-On a multiple choice test with 11 questions, each question has four possible answers, one of which is correct. For students who guess at all answers, find the standard deviation for the number of correct answers.
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Find the mean of the given probability distribution.
- () 0 0.19 1 0.37 2 0.16 3 0.26 4 0.02
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Find the mean of the given probability distribution.
-The number of golf balls ordered by customers of a pro shop has the following probability distribution. 3 6 9 12 15 () 0.14 0.11 0.36 0.29 0.10
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