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Suppose x is a binomial random variable with n = 3 and p = .3.

  1. Calculate the value of p(x),role="math" localid="1653657859012" x=0,1,2,3,using the formula for a binomial probability distribution.
  2. Using your answers to part a, give the probability distribution for x in tabular form.

Short Answer

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a.p(0)=0.343p(1)=0.441p(2)=0.189p(3)=0.027

b.

X

p(x)

0

0.343

1

0.441

2

0.189

3

0.027

Step by step solution

01

Computation of q

a.

The value of q in a binomial probability distribution, in this context, can be found by subtracting the value of p from 1.Here, the value of n (number of trials) is given. As the value of p (number of successes) is 0.3, subtracting 0.3 from 1, we get 0.7, which is the value of q (number of failures).

02

Computation of p(x)

The value of p(x)is calculated by the formula p(x)=n!x!(n−x)!(p)x(q)n−x when the value of x is 0:

p(x)=n!x!(n-x)!(p)x(q)n−xp(0)=3!0!(3−0)!(0.3)0(0.7)3−0=3×2×11(3)!(0.3)0(0.7)3=0.343

The value of p(x) is calculated with the formula p(x)=n!x!(n-x)!(p)x(q)n-x when the value of x is 1:

p(x)=n!x!(n-x)!(p)x(q)n-xp(1)=3!1!(3-1)!(0.3)1(0.7)3-1=3×2×11(2)!(0.3)1(0.7)2=0.441

The value of p(x) is calculated with the formula p(x)=n!x!(n−x)!(p)x(q)n−x when the value of x is 2:

p(x)=n!x!(n−x)!(p)x(q)n−xp(2)=3!2!(3−1)!(0.3)2(0.7)3−2=3×2×12(1)!(0.3)2(0.7)1=0.189

The value of p(x)is calculated with the formula p(x)=n!x!(n−x)!(p)x(q)n−x when the value of x is 3:

p(x)=n!x!(n−x)!(p)x(q)n−xp(3)=3!3!(3−3)!(0.3)3(0.7)3−3=3×2×16(0)!(0.3)3(0.7)0=0.027

Therefore, when p(0) is 0.343, p(1) is 0.441, p(2) is 0.189, and p(3) is 0.027.

03

List of probabilities

b.

The values calculated above have been shown below in the form of a table.

x

p(x)

0

0.343

1

0.441

2

0.189

3

0.027

As shown above, when x is replaced by 0, the probability becomes 0.343.

When x is replaced by 1, the probability becomes 0.441.

When x is replaced by 2, the probability becomes0.189, and when x is replaced by 3, the probability becomes 0.027.

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