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4 DiscreteProbabilityDistributions
4.1 ProbabilityDistributions
1 DecideifaRandomVariableisDiscreteorContinuous
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Thenumberofcupsofcoffeesoldinacafeteriaduringlunch
A) discrete
B) continuous
2) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Theheightofaplayeronabasketballteam
A) continuous
B) discrete
3) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
ThecostofaStatisticstextbook
A) discrete
B) continuous
4) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Thebloodpressuresofagroupofstudentsthedaybeforetheirfinalexam
A) continuous
B) discrete
5) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
ThetemperatureindegreesFahrenheitonJuly4thinJuneau,Alaska
A) continuous
B) discrete
6) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Thenumberofgoalsscoredinasoccergame
A) discrete
B) continuous
7) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
ThespeedofacaronaLosAngelesfreewayduringrushhourtraffic
A) continuous
B) discrete
8) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Thenumberofphonecallstotheattendanceofficeofahighschoolonanygivenschoolday
A) discrete
B) continuous
9) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Theageoftheoldeststudentinastatisticsclass
A) continuous
B) discrete
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10) Statewhetherthevariableisdiscreteorcontinuous.
Thenumberofpillsinacontainerofvitamins
A) discrete
B) continuous
2 FindProbabilities
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofcarsperhouseholdinatownof1000households.Findthe
probabilityofrandomlyselectingahouseholdthathaslessthantwocars.
Cars Households
0
125
1
428
2
256
3
108
4
83
A) 0.553
B) 0.809
C) 0.428
D) 0.125
2) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofcarsperhouseholdinatownof1000households.Findthe
probabilityofrandomlyselectingahouseholdthathasatleastonecar.
Cars Households
0
125
1
428
2
256
3
108
4
83
A) 0.875
B) 0.125
C) 0.500
D) 0.083
3) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofcarsperhouseholdinatownof1000households.Findthe
probabilityofrandomlyselectingahouseholdthathasbetweenoneandthreecars,inclusive.
Cars Households
0
125
1
428
2
256
3
108
4
83
A) 0.792
B) 0.125
C) 0.208
D) 0.256
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
4) Astudenthasfivemotorvehicleaccidentsinoneyearandclaimsthathavingfiveaccidentsisnotunusual.
Usethefrequencydistributionbelowtodetermineifthestudentiscorrect.
Accidents 0 1 2 3 4 5
Students 260 500 425 305 175 45
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5) AbaseballplayergetsfourhitsduringtheWorldSeriesandasportsannouncerclaimsthatgettingfouror
morehitsisnotunusual.Usethefrequencydistributionbelowtodetermineifthesportsannounceriscorrect.
Hits
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Players 7 9 7 4 1 1 2 1
3 ConstructProbabilityDistributions
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) AsportsanalystrecordsthewinnersofNASCARWinstonCupracesforarecentseason.Therandomvariable
xrepresentstheraceswonbyadriverinoneseason.Usethefrequencydistributiontoconstructaprobability
distribution.
Wins
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Drivers 12 2 0 2 0 0 1
2) Aninsuranceactuaryaskedasampleofseniorcitizensthecauseoftheirautomobileaccidentsoveratwo -year
period.Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofaccidentscausedbytheirfailuretoyieldtherightof
way.Usethefrequencydistributiontoconstructaprobabilitydistribution.
Accidents
0 1 2 3 4 5
SeniorCitizens 4 3 12 3 2 1
3) AsportsannouncerresearchedtheperformanceofbaseballplayersintheWorldSeries.Therandomvariablex
representsthenumberofofhitsaplayerhadintheseries.Usethefrequencydistributiontoconstructa
probabilitydistribution.
Hits
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Players 7 9 7 4 1 1 2 1
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
4) Determinetheprobabilitydistributionsmissingvalue.
Theprobabilitythatatutorwillsee0,1,2,3,or4students
x
0
1 2 3 4
1 5
5
4
?
P(x)
27
27 27 9
A)
2
27
B)
1
9
C)
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25
27
D) -
10
27
5) Determinetheprobabilitydistributionsmissingvalue.
Theprobabilitythatatutorwillsee0,1,2,3,or4students
x
0
1
2
3 4
P(x) 0.01 0.04 0.37 0.34 ?
A) 0.24
B) 0.95
C) 0.76
D) -0.29
6) Determinetheprobabilitydistributionssmissingvalue.
Theprobabilitythatatutorsees0,1,2,3,or4studentsonagivenday.
x
0 1
2
3
4
P(x) ? 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.25
A) 0.20
B) 0.50
C) 0.80
D) 1.0
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
7) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofboysinafamilyofthreechildren.Assumingthatboysand
girlsareequallylikely,(a)constructaprobabilitydistribution,and(b)graphthedistribution.
8) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofteststhatapatiententeringahospitalwillhavealongwiththe
correspondingprobabilities.Graphtheprobabilitydistribution.
x
0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
9) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofcreditcardsthatadultshavealongwiththecorresponding
probabilities.Graphtheprobabilitydistribution.
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
10) Inapizzatakeoutrestaurant,thefollowingprobabilitydistributionwasobtained.Therandomvariablex
representsthenumberoftoppingsforalargepizza.Graphtheprobabilitydistribution.
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(x)
0.30
0.40
0.20
0.06
0.04
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11) Usethefrequencydistributionto(a)constructaprobabilitydistributionfortherandomvariablexrepresents
thenumberofcarsperhouseholdinatownof1000households,and(b)graphthedistribution.
Cars Households
0
125
1
428
2
256
3
108
4
83
4 DetermineifaDistributionisaProbabilityDistribution
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Determinewhetherthedistributionrepresentsaprobabilitydistribution.Ifnot,identifyanyrequirementsthat
arenotsatisfied.
x
1
2
3
4
5
P(x)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
2) Determinewhetherthedistributionrepresentsaprobabilitydistribution.Ifnot,identifyanyrequirementsthat
arenotsatisfied.
x
3
6
9
12
15
P(x)
-0.3
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.4
3) Determinewhetherthedistributionrepresentsaprobabilitydistribution.Ifnot,identifyanyrequirementsthat
arenotsatisfied.Also,thesumoftheprobabilitiesdoesnotequalone.
x
1
2
3
4
5
P(x)
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
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4) Determinewhetherthedistributionrepresentsaprobabilitydistribution.Ifnot,anyrequirementsthatarenot
satisfied.Also,thesumoftheprobabilitiesdoesnotequalone.
x
1
2
3
4
5
P(x)
0.49
0.05
0.32
0.07
0.07
5) Determinewhetherthedistributionrepresentsaprobabilitydistribution.Ifnot,identifyanyrequirementsthat
arenotsatisfied.Also,thesumoftheprobabilitiesdoesnotequalone.
x
1
2
3
4
5
P(x)
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
5 FindtheExpectedValueoftheProbabilityDistribution
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofboysinafamilyofthreechildren.Assumingthatboysand
girlsareequallylikely,findthemeanandstandarddeviationfortherandomvariablex.
A) mean:1.50;standarddeviation:0.87
B) mean:2.25;standarddeviation:0.87
C) mean:1.50;standarddeviation:0.76
D) mean:2.25;standarddeviation:0.76
2) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofteststhatapatiententeringahospitalwillhavealongwiththe
correspondingprobabilities.Findthemeanandstandarddeviation.
x
0 1 2 3 4
3 5 6 2 1
P(x)
17 17 17 17 17
A) mean:1.59;standarddeviation:1.09
B) mean:1.59;standarddeviation:3.71
C) mean:2.52;standarddeviation:1.93
D) mean:3.72;standarddeviation:2.52
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3) Therandomvariablexrepresentsthenumberofcreditcardsthatadultshavealongwiththecorresponding
probabilities.Findthemeanandstandarddeviation.
x P(x)
0 0.07
1 0.68
2 0.21
3 0.03
4 0.01
A) mean:1.23;standarddeviation:0.66
B) mean:1.30;standarddeviation:0.32
C) mean:1.30;standarddeviation:0.44
D) mean:1.23;standarddeviation:0.44
4) Inapizzatakeoutrestaurant,thefollowingprobabilitydistributionwasobtained.Therandomvariablex
representsthenumberoftoppingsforalargepizza.Findthemeanandstandarddeviation.
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(x)
0.30
0.40
0.20
0.06
0.04
A) mean:1.14;standarddeviation:1.04
B) mean:1.54;standarddeviation:1.30
C) mean:1.30;standarddeviation:2.38
D) mean:1.30;standarddeviation:1.54
5) Onethousandticketsaresoldat$1each.Oneticketwillberandomlyselectedandthewinnerwillreceivea
colortelevisionvaluedat$398.Whatistheexpectedvalueforapersonthatbuysoneticket?
A) -$0.60
B) $0.60
C) $1.00
D) -$1.00
6) Ifapersonrollsdoubleswhentossingtwodice,therollerprofits$90.Ifthegameisfair,howmuchshouldthe
personpaytoplaythegame?
A) $18
B) $90
C) $89
D) $87
7) Ataraffle,10,000ticketsaresoldat$5eachforthreeprizesvaluedat$4,800,$1,200,and$400.Whatisthe
expectedvalueofoneticket?
A) -$4.36
B) $4.36
C) $0.64
D) -$0.64
8) Ataraffle,10,000ticketsaresoldat$10eachforthreeprizesvaluedat$4,800,$1,200,and$400.Whatisthe
expectedvalueofoneticket?
A) -$9.36
C) -$0.64
B) $9.36
D) $0.64
9) Inaraffle,1,000ticketsaresoldfor$2each.Oneticketwillberandomlyselectedandthewinnerwillreceivea
laptopcomputervaluedat$1200.Whatistheexpectedvalueforapersonthatbuysoneticket?
A) -$0.80
B) $0.8
C) $1.20
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D) -$1.20
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
10) Fromtheprobabilitydistribution,findthemeanandstandarddeviationfortherandomvariablex,which
representsthenumberofcarsperhouseholdinatownof1000households.
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(x)
0.125
0.428
0.256
0.108
0.083
4.2 BinomialDistributions
1 DetermineifanExperimentisaBinomialExperiment
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Youobservethegenderof
thenext150babiesbornatalocalhospital.Therandomvariablerepresentsthenumberofgirls.
2) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Yourolladie 750 times.The
randomvariablerepresentsthenumberthatappearsoneachrollofthedie.
3) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Youspinanumberwheel
thathas19numbers950times.Therandomvariablerepresentsthewinningnumbersoneachspinofthe
wheel.
4) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Youtestfourpainrelievers.
Therandomvariablerepresentsthepainrelieverthatismosteffective.
5) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Testingapainrelieverusing
40peopletodetermineifitiseffective.Therandomvariablerepresentsthenumberofpeoplewhofindthepain
relievertobeeffective.
6) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Surveying 100 prisonersto
seehowmanycrimesinwhichtheywereconvicted.Therandomvariablerepresentsthenumberofcrimesin
whicheachprisonerwasconvicted.
7) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Surveying 1000 prisonersto
seewhethertheyareservingtimefortheirfirstoffense.Therandomvariablerepresentsthenumberof
prisonersservingtimefortheirfirstoffense.
8) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Eachweek,amanplaysa
gameinwhichhehasa36%chanceofwinning.Therandomvariableisthenumberoftimeshewinsin 78
weeks.
9) Decidewhethertheexperimentisabinomialexperiment.Ifitisnot,explainwhy.Selectingfivecards,oneata
timewithoutreplacement,fromastandarddeckofcards.Therandomvariableisthenumberofredcards
obtained.
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2 FindtheMean,Variance,andStandardDeviationofaBinomialDistribution
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Assumethatmaleandfemalebirthsareequallylikelyandthatthebirthofanychilddoesnotaffectthe
probabilityofthegenderofanyotherchildren.Supposethat650coupleseachhaveababy;findthemeanand
standarddeviationforthenumberofgirlsinthe650babies.
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
2) Atestconsistsof330trueorfalsequestions.Ifthestudentguessesoneachquestion,whatisthemeannumber
ofcorrectanswers?
A) 165
B) 0
C) 330
D) 66
3) Atestconsistsof810trueorfalsequestions.Ifthestudentguessesoneachquestion,whatisthestandard
deviationofthenumberofcorrectanswers?
A) 14.23
B) 0
C) 2
D) 20.12
4) Atestconsistsof90multiplechoicequestions,eachwithfivepossibleanswers,onlyoneofwhichiscorrect.
Findthemeanandthestandarddeviationofthenumberofcorrectanswers.
A) mean:18;standarddeviation:3.79
B) mean:18;standarddeviation:4.24
C) mean:45;standarddeviation:3.79
D) mean:45;standarddeviation:6.71
5) Inarecentsurvey,80%ofthecommunityfavoredbuildingapolicesubstationintheirneighborhood.If15
citizensarechosen,whatisthemeannumberfavoringthesubstation?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 8
D) 10
6) Inarecentsurvey,80%ofthecommunityfavoredbuildingapolicesubstationintheirneighborhood.If15
citizensarechosen,whatisthestandarddeviationofthenumberfavoringthesubstation?
A) 1.55
B) 2.40
C) 0.98
D) 0.55
7) Theprobabilitythatanindividualisleft-handedis0.15.Inaclassof70 students,whatisthemeanand
standarddeviationofthenumberofleft-handersintheclass?
A) mean:10.5;standarddeviation:2.99
B) mean:70;standarddeviation:2.99
C) mean:10.5;standarddeviation:3.24
D) mean:70;standarddeviation:3.24
8) Arecentsurveyfoundthat60%ofalladultsover50wearglassesfordriving.Inarandomsampleof 90 adults
over50,whatisthemeanandstandarddeviationofthosethatwearglasses?
A) mean:54;standarddeviation:4.65
B) mean:54;standarddeviation:7.35
C) mean:36;standarddeviation:4.65
D) mean:36;standarddeviation:7.35
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9) Accordingtogovernmentdata,theprobabilitythatawomanbetweentheagesof25and29wasnevermarried
is40%.Inarandomsurveyof10womeninthisagegroup,whatisthemeanandstandarddeviationofthe
numberthatnevermarried?
A) mean:4;standarddeviation:1.55
B) mean:6;standarddeviation:1.55
C) mean:6;standarddeviation:155
D) mean:4;standarddeviation:2.4
10) Accordingtopolicesources,acarwithacertainprotectionsystemwillberecovered92%ofthetime.If900
stolencarsarerandomlyselected,whatisthemeanandstandarddeviationofthenumberofcarsrecovered
afterbeingstolen?
A) mean:828;standarddeviation:8.14
B) mean:828;standarddeviation:66.24
C) mean:-7272:standarddeviation:8.14
D) mean:-7272:standarddeviation:66.24
B) mean:10.8;standarddeviation:3.29
C) mean:10.2;standarddeviation:2.98
D) mean:10.2;standarddeviation:3.29
12) Theprobabilitythatahouseinanurbanareawillbeburglarizedis5%.If20housesarerandomlyselected,
whatisthemeanofthenumberofhousesburglarized?
A) 1
B) 10
C) 0.5
D) 1.5
3 FindBinomialProbabilities
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Assumethatmaleandfemalebirthsareequallylikelyandthatthebirthofanychilddoesnotaffectthe
probabilityofthegenderofanyotherchildren.Findtheprobabilityofexactlyeightboysintenbirths.
A) 0.044
B) 0.8
C) 0.176
D) 0.08
2) Assumethatmaleandfemalebirthsareequallylikelyandthatthebirthofanychilddoesnotaffectthe
probabilityofthegenderofanyotherchildren.Findtheprobabilityofatmostthreeboysintenbirths.
A) 0.172
B) 0.300
C) 0.003
D) 0.333
3) Atestconsistsof10trueorfalsequestions.Topassthetestastudentmustansweratleasteightquestions
correctly.Ifthestudentguessesoneachquestion,whatistheprobabilitythatthestudentwillpassthetest?
A) 0.055
B) 0.8
C) 0.20
D) 0.08
4) Atestconsistsof10multiplechoicequestions,eachwithfivepossibleanswers,oneofwhichiscorrect.Topass
thetestastudentmustget60%orbetteronthetest.Ifastudentrandomlyguesses,whatistheprobabilitythat
thestudentwillpassthetest?
A) 0.006
B) 0.060
C) 0.377
D) 0.205
5) Inarecentsurvey,66%ofthecommunityfavoredbuildingapolicesubstationintheirneighborhood.If14
citizensarechosen,findtheprobabilitythatexactly 11ofthemfavorthebuildingofthepolicesubstation.
A) 0.148
B) 0.001
C) 0.786
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D) 0.660
6) Theprobabilitythatanindividualisleft-handedis0.11.Inaclassof40 students,whatistheprobabilityof
findingfiveleft-handers?
A) 0.179
B) 0.125
C) 0.000
D) 0.11
7) Arecentsurveyfoundthat70%ofalladultsover50wearglassesfordriving.Inarandomsampleof10adults
over50,whatistheprobabilitythatatleastsixwearglasses?
A) 0.850
B) 0.700
C) 0.200
D) 0.006
8) Accordingtogovernmentdata,theprobabilitythatawomanbetweentheagesof25and29wasnevermarried
is40%.Inarandomsurveyof10womeninthisagegroup,whatistheprobabilitythattwoorfewerwerenever
married?
A) 0.167
B) 1.002
C) 0.013
D) 0.161
9) Accordingtogovernmentdata,theprobabilitythatawomanbetweentheagesof25and29wasnevermarried
is40%.Inarandomsurveyof10womeninthisagegroup,whatistheprobabilitythatatleasteightwere
married?
A) 0.167
B) 1.002
C) 0.013
D) 0.161
10) Accordingtopolicesources,acarwithacertainprotectionsystemwillberecovered85%ofthetime.Findthe
probabilitythat5of7stolencarswillberecovered.
A) 0.210
B) 0.714
C) 0.85
D) 0.15
11) Theprobabilitythatatennissetwillgotoatie-breakeris20%.Whatistheprobabilitythattwoofthreesets
willgototie-breakers?
A) 0.096
B) 0.2
C) 0.384
D) 0.04
B) 0.600
C) 0.001
D) 3.281
B) 0.050
C) 0.000
D) 0.001
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
14) Anairlinehasapolicyofbookingasmanyas150personsonaplanethatseats140.Paststudiesindicatethat
only85%ofbookedpassengersshowupfortheirflight.Findtheprobabilitythatiftheairlinebooks150
personsfora140-seatplane,notenoughseatswillbeavailable.
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
15) Sixty-fivepercentofmenconsiderthemselvesknowledgeablefootballfans.If12menarerandomlyselected,
findtheprobabilitythatexactlytwoofthemwillconsiderthemselvesknowledgeablefans.
A) 0.001
B) 0.109
C) 0.65
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D) 0.167
4 ConstructBinomialDistrubtions
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Youobservethegenderofthenext100babiesbornatalocalhospital.Youcountthenumberofgirlsborn.
Identifythevaluesofn,p,andq,andlistthepossiblevaluesoftherandomvariablex.
2) Twenty-sixpercentofpeopleintheUnitedStateswithInternetaccessgoonlinetogetnews.Arandom
sampleoffiveAmericanswithInternetaccessisselectedandaskediftheygetthenewsonline.Identifythe
valuesofn,p,andq,andlistthepossiblevaluesoftherandomvariablex.
3) Fifty-sevenpercentoffamiliessaythattheirchildrenhaveaninfluenceontheirvacationplans.Considera
sampleofeightfamilieswhoareaskediftheirchildreninfluencetheirvacationplans.Identifythevaluesofn,
p,andq,andlistthepossiblevaluesoftherandomvariablex.
4) Thirty-eightpercentofpeopleintheUnitedStateshavetypeO+ blood.Yourandomlyselect30Americans
andaskthemiftheirbloodtypeisO+.Identifythevaluesofn,p,andq,andlistthepossiblevaluesofthe
randomvariablex.
4.3 MoreDiscreteProbabilityDistributions
1 FindProbabilitiesUsingtheGeometricDistribution
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Acompanyshipscomputercomponentsinboxesthatcontain20 items.Assumethattheprobabilityofa
defectivecomputercomponentis0.2.Findtheprobabilitythatthefirstdefectisfoundintheseventh
componenttested.Roundyouranswertofourdecimalplaces.
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
2) BasketballplayerChaunceyBillupsoftheDetroitPistonsmakesfreethrowshots88%ofthetime.Findthe
probabilitythathemisseshisfirstshotandmakesthesecond.
A) 0.1056
B) 0.7744
C) 0.0144
D) 0.50
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
3) Acompanyshipscomputercomponentsinboxesthatcontain60 items.Assumethattheprobabilityofa
defectivecomputercomponentis0.1.Usethegeometricmeantofindthemeannumberofdefectiveparts.
Interprettheresults.
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
4) Acompanyshipscomputercomponentsinboxesthatcontain30 items.Assumethattheprobabilityofa
defectivecomputercomponentis0.2.Usethegeometricvariancetofindthevarianceofdefectiveparts.
A) 20
B) 0.3125
C) 0
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D) 400
2 FindProbabilitiesUsingthePoissonDisbtribution
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Astatisticsprofessorfindsthatwhenheschedulesanofficehouratthe10:30a.m.timeslot,anaverageofthree
studentsarrive.UsethePoissondistributiontofindtheprobabilitythatinarandomlyselectedofficehourin
the10:30a.m.timeslotexactlyfivestudentswillarrive.
A) 0.1008
B) 0.0137
C) 0.0519
D) 0.0070
2) Astatisticsprofessorfindsthatwhenheschedulesanofficehouratthe10:30a.m.timeslot,anaverageofthree
studentsarrives.UsethePoissondistributiontofindtheprobabilitythatinarandomlyselectedofficehourno
studentswillarrive.
A) 0.0498
B) 0.1225
C) 0.1108
D) 0.0743
3) Asalesfirmreceivesanaverageoffourcallsperhouronitstoll-freenumber.Foranygivenhour,findthe
probabilitythatitwillreceiveexactlyninecalls.UsethePoissondistribution.
A) 0.0132
B) 0.0001
C) 146.3700
D) 0.0003
4) Asalesfirmreceivesanaverageofthreecallsperhouronitstoll-freenumber.Foranygivenhour,findthe
probabilitythatitwillreceiveatleastthreecalls.UsethePoissondistribution.
A) 0.5768
B) 0.1891
C) 0.4232
D) 0.6138
5) Amail-ordercompanyreceivesanaverageoffiveordersper500solicitations.Ifitsendsout100
advertisements,findtheprobabilityofreceivingatleasttwoorders.UsethePoissondistribution.
A) 0.2642
B) 0.1839
C) 0.9048
D) 0.9596
6) Alocalfirestationreceivesanaverageof0.55rescuecallsperday.UsethePoissondistributiontofindthe
probabilitythatonarandomlyselectedday,thefirestationwillreceivefewerthantwocalls.
A) 0.894
B) 0.106
C) 0.317
D) 0.087
7) Acartowingservicecompanyaveragestwocallsperhour.UsethePoissondistributiontodeterminethe
probabilitythatinarandomlyselectedhourthenumberofcallsisthree.
A) 0.1805
B) 0.0664
C) 0.2030
D) 0.0747
8) Abookcontains500pages.Ifthereare200typingerrorsrandomlydistributedthroughoutthebook,usethe
Poissondistributiontodeterminetheprobabilitythatapagecontainsexactly threeerrors.
A) 0.0072
B) 0.0005
C) 0.1734
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D) 0.0129
3 DecideiftheProbabilityDistributionisBinomial,Geometric,orPoisson
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Decidewhichprobabilitydistribution-binomial,geometric,orPoisson- appliestothequestion.Youdonotneedto
answerthequestion.
1) Given:Theprobabilitythatafederalincometaxreturnisfilledoutincorrectlywithanerrorinfavorofthe
taxpayeris20%.Question:Whatistheprobabilitythatofthetentaxreturnsrandomlyselectedforanaudit,
threereturnswillcontainonlyerrorsfavoringthetaxpayer?
A) binomial
B) geometric
C) Poisson
2) Given:Theprobabilitythatafederalincometaxreturnisfilledoutincorrectlywithanerrorinfavorofthe
taxpayeris20%.Question:Whatistheprobabilitythatofthetentaxreturnsrandomlyselectedforanauditin
agivenweek,threereturnswillcontainonlyerrorsfavoringthetaxpayer?
A) Poisson
B) geometric
C) binomial
3) Given:Theprobabilitythatafederalincometaxreturnisfilledoutincorrectlywithanerrorinfavorofthe
taxpayeris20%.Question:Whatistheprobabilitythatwhenthetentaxreturnsarerandomlyselectedforan
audit,thesixthreturnwillcontainonlyerrorsfavoringthetaxpayer?
A) geometric
B) binomial
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C) Poisson
Ch.4 DiscreteProbabilityDistributions
AnswerKey
4.1 ProbabilityDistributions
1 DecideifaRandomVariableisDiscreteorContinuous
1) A
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) A
2 FindProbabilities
1) A
2) A
3) A
4) Thestudentisnotcorrect.Forastudenttohavefiveaccidentsisunusualbecausetheprobabilityofthiseventis0.026.
5) Thesportsannounceriscorrect.ForabaseballplayertogetfourormorehitsduringaWorldSeriesisnotunusual
becausetheprobabilityis0.15625.
3 ConstructProbabilityDistributions
1)
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P(x) 0.71 0.12
0
0.12
0
0
0.06
2)
x
0 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 0.16 0.12 0.48 0.12 0.08 0.04
3)
x
P(x)
0
0.21875
1
0.28125
2
0.21875
3
0.125
4
0.03125
5
0.03125
6
0.0625
7
0.03125
4) A
5) A
6) A
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7) (a)
x P(x)
1
0
8
1
3
8
3
8
1
8
(b)
8)
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9)
10)
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11) (a)
x
0
1
2
3
4
P(x)
0.125
0.428
0.256
0.108
0.083
(b)
4 DetermineifaDistributionisaProbabilityDistribution
1) probabilitydistribution
2) Notaprobabilitydistribution.Aprobabilityvaluecannotbenegative.
3) Notaprobabilitydistribution.Aprobabilityvaluecannotbegreaterthanone.
4) probabilitydistribution
5) Notaprobabilitydistribution.Aprobabilityvaluecannotbenegative.
5 FindtheExpectedValueoftheProbabilityDistribution
1) A
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) =1.596;=1.098
4.2 BinomialDistributions
1 DetermineifanExperimentisaBinomialExperiment
1) binomialexperiment
2) Notabinomialexperiment.Therearemorethantwooutcomes.
3) Notabinomialexperiment.Therearemorethantwooutcomes.
4) Notabinomialexperiment.Therearemorethantwooutcomes.
5) binomialexperiment.
6) Notabinomialexperiment.Therearemorethantwooutcomes.
7) binomialexperiment.
8) binomialexperiment.
9) Notabinomialexperiment.Theprobabilityofsuccessisnotthesameforeachtrial.
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2 FindtheMean,Variance,andStandardDeviationofaBinomialDistribution
1) =np=650(0.5)=325;= npq= 650(0.5)(0.5)=12.75
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) A
12) A
3 FindBinomialProbabilities
1) A
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) A
12) A
13) A
14) 0.0005
15) A
4 ConstructBinomialDistrubtions
1) n=100;p=0.5;q=0.5;x=0,1,2,...,99,100
2) n=5;p=0.26;q=0.84;x=0,1,2,3,4,5
3) n=8;p=0.57;q=0.43;x=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
4) n=30;p=0.38;q=0.62;x=0,1,2,...,29,30
4.3 MoreDiscreteProbabilityDistributions
1 FindProbabilitiesUsingtheGeometricDistribution
1) (0.8)6 (0.2)=0.0524
2) A
3) Geometricmean=10;onaverage,10itemswillbeexaminedbeforefindingonethatisdefective.
4) A
2 FindProbabilitiesUsingthePoissonDisbtribution
1) A
2) A
3) A
4) A
5) A
6) A
7) A
8) A
3 DecideiftheProbabilityDistributionisBinomial,Geometric,orPoisson
1) A
2) A
3) A
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