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Pre-requisite 1) If X is a binomial random variable, the variance of X is 1 point

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Week 3 p(1-p)
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2) If Y is a Poisson random variable, variance of Y is 1 point
between
Random
variables λ
Binomial 1-λ
Distribution
e-λ
Normal
distribution λ(1-λ)

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4) If Y is a Poisson random variable, the probability of Y = 1 is 1 point

λ
1
e-λ
λ e-λ
No, the answer is incorrect.
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λ e-λ
5) The probability of getting a head when a biased coin is tossed is 0.6. 1 point
What is the probability of getting three heads when this coin is tossed five
times

0.6
0.63
0.3456
0.3125
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
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0.3456
6) Consider a Poisson random variable with λ = 3/hour. The probability 1 point
of no arrival in an hour is

0
1
1/3
1/20
No, the answer is incorrect.
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1/20
7) In a standard normal table, the area to the left of z = 0 is _______

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.5

1 point

8) A random variable following a normal distribution has x = 2μ and μ = 2σ,

the value of z is _____

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No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 2

1 point

9) A random variable following a normal distribution has μ = 2σ, what should

be x so that z = 1?

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 3

1 point

10)In a normal distribution, p(z < 1) is ______

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.84

1 point

11)A batsman on an average hits a sixer every twelve balls. What is the
probability that he hits four sixes in an innings where he faces 20 balls?
(Consider binomial)

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.058

1 point

12)A batsman on an average hits a sixer every twelve balls. What is the
probability that he hits four sixes in an innings where he faces 20 balls?
(Consider Poisson)

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 1.666

1 point

13)The probability of winning a match is 0.4. Assuming do draws or ties or no

result, find the probability of winning 7 out of 10? (Consider binomial)

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.04

1 point

14)The probability of winning a match is 0.4. Assuming do draws or ties or no

result, find the probability of winning 7 out of 10? (Consider Poisson)

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 4

1 point

15)A die has four sides pasted red and two sides pasted green. It is rolled six
times. Find the probability of getting four red and two green?

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.329

1 point

16)There is a 5% chance that a cow eats a harmful plant and becomes

sick. What is the probability that out of 8 cows that grazed yesterday in
an area that has these plants two are sick?

Hint

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.054

1 point

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17)Thereis a 5% chance that a cow eats a harmful plant and becomes

sick. What is the probability that out of 8 cows that grazed yesterday in
an area that has these plants two are sick? Try Binomial?

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.05

1 point

18)There is a 5% chance that a cow eats a harmful plant and becomes

sick. What is the probability that out of 8 cows that grazed yesterday in
an area that has these plants two are sick? Try Poisson?

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.4

1 point

19)The probability that a burglar is caught while stealing is 0.1. What is

the probability that he is caught first time in his fourth attempt?

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.073

1 point

20)Theprobability that a burglar is caught while stealing is 0.1. 1 point

What is the probability that he is caught first time in his fourth
attempt? Is it the same as he getting caught first time in the third
attempt and not getting caught in the fourth?

Same

Not Same

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Same

21)At present there are 4 rooms vacant in a hotel. There are six new
bookings each for a room. The probability of these people showing up
is 0.9. What is the probability that there is an overbooking if we accept
all six bookings?

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0

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Accepted Answers:
(Type: Numeric) 0.884

1 point

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