Assignment

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1. In a Binomial Distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability of
success, then the mean value is given by ___________
2. In a Binomial Distribution, if p = q, then P(X = x) is given by?
a) nCx (0.5)n b) nCn (0.5)n c) nCx p(n-x) d) nCn p(n-x)
3. Poisson distribution is applied for ___________
a) Continuous Random Variable b) Discrete Random Variable
c) Irregular Random Variable d) Uncertain Random Variable
4. If ‘m’ is the mean of Poisson Distribution, the P(0) is given by ___________
a) e-m b) em c) e d) m-e
5. It is reported that 10% of the apples from the Apple Farm are bad. If apples are randomly
selected from this farm one after another, what is the probability that the 10th apple selected
will be the 2nd bad apple selected?
a. 0.025 b. 0.05 c. 0.01 d. 0.041 e. 0.038
6. Let X be the number of heads obtained in 40 independent tosses of a fair coin. Then X is a
Binomial random variable with
a. n=40, p=0 b. n= 0.5 p=40 c. n=40, p=0.5 d. n=20 , p=0.5
7. A large collection of tires has 3% defective tires. Suppose one chooses tires from this collection
until he/she obtains 4 non-defective tires. Which distribution is used to find required
probability?
a. Binomial b. Hypergeometric c. Negative Binomial d. Geometric
8. A large collection of tires has 3% defective tires. Suppose one chooses tires from this collection
until he/she obtains 4 non-defective tires. Which distribution to use to calculate it?
a. Binomial b. Hypergeometric c. Negative Binomial d. Geometric
9. Which of the following is necessary for a statistical experiment to be hypergeometric?
a. Each item selected must be replaced before the next item is chosen.
b. Each item selected is NOT replaced before the next item is chosen.
c. There must be equal numbers in each group that you are choosing from.
d. There must only be one group to choose from.
10. The hypergeometric distribution has: (a) One parameter (b) Two parameters (c) Three
parameters (d) Four parameters
11. Which one of these variables is a binomial random variable?
a. time it takes a randomly selected student to complete a multiple choice exam
b. number of textbooks a randomly selected student bought this term
c. number of women taller than 68 inches in a random sample of 5 women
d. number of CDs a randomly selected person owns
12. The mean of binomial probability distribution is 857.6 and the probability is 64% then the
number of values of binomial distribution
a. 1040 b. 1340 c. 1240 d. 1140
13. In binomial distribution, the formula of calculating mean is
a. µ= n+p b. µ= n*p c. µ=p+q d. µ= pq
14. Normal Distribution is applied for ___________
a) Continuous Random Distribution
b) Discrete Random Variable
c) Irregular Random Variable
d) Uncertain Random Variable
15. The shape of the Normal Curve is ___________
a) Bell Shaped
b) Flat
c) Circular
d) Spiked
16. For a standard normal variate, the value of mean is?
a) ∞
b) 1
c) 0
d) not defined
17. The area under a standard normal curve is?
a) 0
b) 1
c) ∞
d) not defined
18. If the sample size is 6 and the population is 50 from which it is drawn without replacement and
the elements for success are 22. Which distribution to use: ___________________
19. Which of the following is not an assumption of the binomial distribution?
a. All trials independent b. trials can be classified in p or q c. sampling WOR

Take home Assignment

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Challenge Question-1

When Mike plays chess against his favorite computer program, he wins with probability 0.60,
loses with probability 0.10, and 30% of the games result is a draw. Assume independence.

1. Find the probability that Mike’s fifth win happens when he plays his eighth game.
2. Find the probability that Mike wins 7 games, if he plays 10 games.
3. Find the probability that Mike wins at least 8 games.
4. Average number of games he is going to win with given information.

Challenge Question-2:

Sarim takes a quiz in his Probability 100 class. The quiz consists of 10 questions, the first 4 are
True-False, and the last 6 are multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers each, only one
of which is correct. Alex did not study for the quiz, so he guesses independently on each
question. Find the probability that he answers exactly 2 questions correctly.

Challenge Question-3:

If properly fixed, a new machine that makes widgets operates with a 5% defective rate.
However, there is a 10% chance that a disgruntled employee kicks the machine, in which case
the defective rate jumps up to 30%. Suppose that a widget made by this machine is selected at
random and is found to be defective. What is the probability that the machine had been kicked?

Challenge Question-4:

An advertising company has 12 men and 8 women. Suppose the company needs to select a
team of 5 members to work on a commercial for the new hybrid car.

A If the members of the team are selected at random, what is the probability that 3 men
and 2 women will be selected?

B. What is the probability that men will constitute a majority in the team?