Chapter 4: Q.20 (page 283)
Find the standard deviation.

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Standard deviation is
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Chapter 4: Q.20 (page 283)
Find the standard deviation.

Standard deviation is
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Define the random variable X.
The World Bank records the prevalence of HIV in countries around the world. According to their data, 鈥淧revalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15 to 49 who are infected with HIV.鈥漑1] In South Africa, the prevalence of HIV is 17.3%. Let X = the number of people you test until you find a person infected with HIV.
a. Sketch a graph of the distribution of the discrete random variable X.
b. What is the probability that you must test 30 people to find one with HIV?
c. What is the probability that you must ask ten people?
d. Find the
(i) mean and
(ii) standard deviation of the distribution of X.
Suppose that you are performing the probability experiment of rolling one fair six-sided die. Let F be the event of rolling a four or a five. You are interested in how many times you need to roll the die in order to obtain the first four or five as the outcome. 鈥 p = probability of success (event F occurs) 鈥 q = probability of failure (event F does not occur)
a. Write the description of the random variable X.
b. What are the values that X can take on?
c. Find the values of p and q.
d. Find the probability that the first occurrence of event F (rolling a four or five) is on the second trial.
Find the expected value from the expected value table.

An intramural basketball team is to be chosen randomly from 15 boys and 12 girls. The team has ten slots. You want to know the probability that eight of the players will be boys. What is the group of interest and the sample?
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