Chapter 4: Q.2 (page 282)
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The probability of .
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Chapter 4: Q.2 (page 282)
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The probability of .
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Suppose that you are offered the following 鈥渄eal.鈥 You roll a die. If you roll a six, you win If you roll a four or five, you win If you roll a one, two, or three, you pay
a. What are you ultimately interested in here (the value of the roll or the money you win)?
b. In words, define the Random VariableX.
c. List the values that X may take on.
d. Construct a PDF.
e. Over the long run of playing this game, what are your expected average winnings per game?
f. Based on numerical values, should you take the deal? Explain your decision in complete sentences.
The average number of children a Japanese woman has in her lifetime is 1.37. Suppose that one Japanese woman is randomly chosen.
a. In words, define the random variable X.
b. List the values that X may take on.
c. Give the distribution of X. X ~ _____(_____,_____)
d. Find the probability that she has no children.
e. Find the probability that she has fewer children than the Japanese average.
f. Find the probability that she has more children than the Japanese average.
Complete Table 4.28 using the data provided.

Define the random variable
The chance of an IRS audit for a tax return with over in income is about per year. Suppose that people
with tax returns over are randomly picked. We are interested in the number of people audited in one year. Use a
Poisson distribution to anwer the following questions.
a. In words, define the random variable
b. List the values that may take on.
c. Give the distribution of
d. How many are expected to be audited?
e. Find the probability that no one was audited.
f. Find the probability that at least three were audited.
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