Solved: Let x denote the number of biased die with the following probability mass function p(x) X: 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x): 1/6 1/6 1/5 y 1/5 1/6 a) find the value of y

Global insurance has found that 20% (1 in 5) of all insurance policies are surrendered (cashed in) before their maturity date. Assume that 10 policies are randomly selected from the policies data base What is the probability that: …

The random variable X represents the number of taxi cabs a doctor meets on his way to the hospital. The probability distribution of X is given in the following distribution table. X P(x) 0 0.01 1 0.15 2 0.20 3 0.25 …

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Wood paneling can be ordered in thickness of 1/16,1/8,1/4, or3/8inch. The random variable X is the total thickness of paneling in two orders. List the elements in the sample space.

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Past experience has shown that, on the average, only one in ten wells drilled hits oil. Let X be the random variable that represents the number of drillings until the first success (oil is struck). Assume that the drillings …

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Global insurance has found that 20% (1 in 5) of all insurance policies are surrendered (cashed in) before their maturity date. Assume that 10 policies are randomly selected from the policies data base What is the probability that: …

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A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers who own their own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion might be around 0.70. Given this, what sample size is required if…

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Two coins are tossed.Let H be the number of tails that occur. determine the values of the random variable H

1. A company manufactures fuses. The percentage of non-defective fuses is 95.4%. A sample of 10 fuse was selected. Calculate the probability of selecting at least 3 defective fuses.

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on a final examination in biology, the mean was 75 and the standard deviation was 12. determine the standard score of a student who received a score of 60 assuming that the scores are normally distributed.

1. A company manufactures soaps. The mean mass of the soaps is 300g with variance 52g. A sample of 100soaps was selected. a) Find the probability of selecting soaps more than masses 320g. b) How many soaps will have mass…

The height of learners (in cm) at a high school can be described by the N(174.50,47.61) distribution. If 1000 learners are randomly selected from the school, how many of them would you expect to have a height of less than 160.0 cm?

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Suppose the time spent by a randomly selected student at a campus computer lab has a gamma distribution with mean 20 minutes and variance 80 minutes.

A population consists of the four numbers 1, 2, and 4. List all the possible samples of size n=2 which can be drawn replacement from the population. Find the following a.) Population means b.) Population Variance c.) Popula…

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From the probability mass function f(x) =2x+1/25 for x = 0,1,2,3,4, find the cumulative distribution function of the random variable X. Using F(x), determine the following probabilities. (a) P(X ≤ 1) (b)P(2 ≤ …

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10. Determine the probability density function for the cumulative distribution function shown below. F {0, x < −2 0.25x + 0.5, −2 ≤ x < 1 0.5x + 0.25, 1 ≤ x < 1.5 1 x > 1.5 Determine also the followin…

Calculate the mean, variance, and standard deviation. Show your solution. 1. X P(X) 1 0.11 2 0.49 3 0.33 4 0.07 2. X P(X) 2 2/10 4 3/10 6 4/10 8 1/10 3. X P(X) 1 0.25 3 0.13 4 0.35 6 …

Two samples consisting of 21 and 9 observations have variances given by s 1 2 =16 and s 2 2 =8 respectively. Test the hypothesis that the first population variance is greater than the second at a (a) 0.05, (b) 0.01 level of signific…

An electronic company in Laguna manufactures resistors that have a mean resistance of 120 ohms and a standard deviation of 13 ohms. Find the probability that a random sample of 40 resistors will have an average resistance greater than…

Count the number of trails in each outcome and assign this number to this outcome

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In a normal distribution 41% of items are under 55 and 11% are over 66. Find the mean and variance of the distribution.

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Find 𝑷(𝟐) and the value of 𝒌 in the following discrete probability distribution. Show your complete solution x=0,1,2,3,4 p(x)=0.13,0.27,𝒌,0.09,0.12 (a) find 𝒌 (b) 𝑷(𝟐)

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Let x denote the number of biased die with the following probability mass function p(x) X: 1 2 3 4 5 6 P(x): 1/6 1/6 1/5 y 1/5 1/6 a) find the value of y

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