Chapter 4: Q.11 (page 282)
Construct a probability distribution table for the data.
Short Answer
The following is the probability distribution table for random
variable
Chapter 4: Q.11 (page 282)
Construct a probability distribution table for the data.
The following is the probability distribution table for random
variable
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a. Describe the distribution of X.
b. Find the (i) mean and (ii) standard deviation of X.
c. What is the probability that you must ask ten people to find one person without a social networking site?
d. What is the probability that you must ask 20 people to find one person without a social networking site?
e. What is the probability that you must ask at most five people?
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a. What is the probability distribution of X?
b. What is the probability that you ask five women before one says she is literate?
c. What is the probability that you must ask ten women?
d. Find the (i) mean and (ii) standard deviation of X.
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