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Chapter 5: Q 5.3. (page 200)
What is the difference between selecting a member at random from a finite population and taking a simple random sample of size 1?
There is no difference between the two.
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Archery. An archer shoots an arrow into a square target 6 feet on a side whose center we call the origin. The outcome of this random experiment is the point in the target hit by the arrow. The archer scores 10 points if she hits the bull's eye-a disk of radius 1 foot centered at the origin; she scores 5 points if she hits the ring with inner radius 1 foot and outer radius 2 feet centered at the origin; and she scores 0 points otherwise. Assume that the archer will actually hit the target and is equally likely to hit any portion of the target. For one arrow shot, let S be the score.
(a) Obtain and interpret the probability distribution of the random variable S. (Hint: The area of a square is the square of its side length; the area of a disk is the square of its radius times.)
(b) Use the special addition rule and the probability distribution obtained in part (a) to determine and interpret the probability of each of the following events:
If you sum the probabilities of the possible values of a discrete random variable, the result always equals .
An ordinary deck of playing cards has 52 cards. Three are four suits_ spade heart , diamond and club with 13 card in each suit. Spade and clubs are black heart and diamond are red. One of these cards is selected at random. Let R denote the event that a red is chosen . Find the probability that a red card is chosen, and express your answer in probability that a red card is chosen and express your answer in probability natation
Age and senators. According to the congressional directory, the official directory of the U.S Congress prepared by the Joint Committee on printing the age distribution for senators in the U.S Congress as of fall 2013, is as shown in the following table.
Suppose that a U.S senator is selected at random. let
A = event the senator is under 50,
B = event the senator is in his or her 50s,
C = event the senator is in his or her 60s, and
S = event the senator is under 70.
Part (a) Use the table and the f/N rule to find P(S).
Part (b) Express event S in term of event A,B and C
Part (c) Determine P(A), P(B) and P(C).
Part(d) Compute P(S), Using the special addition rule and your answers from part (b) and part(c) Compare your answer with in parts (a)
Interpret each of the following probability statements, using the frequentist interpretation of probability.
(a). The probability is 0.487 that a newborn baby will be a girl.
(b). The probability of a single ticket winning a prize in the Powerball lottery is 0.031.
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