Chapter 5: Q T5.6. (page 336)
What is the probability that a student has a GPA under or has skipped many classes?
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The correct answer is
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Bright lights? A string of Christmas lights contains lights. The lights are wired in series so that if any light fails the whole string will go dark. Each light
has a probability of failing during a-year period. The lights fail independently of each other. Find the probability that the string of lights will remain bright for years.
The students in Mr. Tabor鈥檚 AP Statistics class completed a brief survey. One of the questions asked whether each student was right- or left-handed. The two-way table summarizes the class data. Choose a student from the class at random. The events of interest are 鈥渇emale鈥 and 鈥渞ight-handed.鈥

Simulation blunders Explain what鈥檚 wrong with each of the following simulation designs.
(a) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about of U.S. adults were obese in . To simulate choosing adults at random and seeing how many are obese, we could use two digits. Let to represent obese and to represents not obese. Move across a row in Table D, two digits at a time, until you find 8 distinct numbers (no repeats). Record the number of obese people selected.
(b) Assume that the probability of a newborn being a boy is . To simulate choosing a random sample of babies who were born at a local hospital today and observing their gender, use one digit. Use ran dint (0,9) on your calculator to determine how many babies in the sample are male.
Late shows Some TV shows begin after their scheduled times when earlier programs run late. According to a network鈥檚 records, about 3% of its shows start late. To find the probability that three consecutive shows on this network start on time, can we multiply (0.97)(0.97)(0.97)? Why or why not?
Sampling senators Refer to Exercise 67. Are events D and F independent? Justify your answer.
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