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84. Lie detectors Refer to Exercise 82. Let Y= the number of people who the lie detector says are telling the truth.
(a) Find P(Y≥10). How is this related toP(X≤2)? Explain.
(b) Calculate μYandσY. How do they compare with μXand σX? Explain why this makes sense.

Short Answer

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(a) P(Y≥10)=P(X≤2)=55.83%

(b) The standard deviation of Yis similar to the standard deviation of X.Hence, μx=9.6andσx=1.3856.

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Part (a) Step 1: Given information 

Let Y=the number of people who the lie detector says are telling the truth. And to find P(Y≥10) is this related toP(X≤2) .

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

Given: n=12, and p=0.20
The Binomial Probability:
P(X=k)=nk×pk×(1-p)n-k

If a lie detector identifies 10or more persons as speaking the truth, then the number of people deceiving is 2or less than 2. There are a total of 12persons in the group.

localid="1650029337564" P(Y≥10)=P(X≤2)=P(X=0)+P(X=1)+P(X=2)≈0.5583≈55.83%

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Part (b) Step 1: Given information 

Calculate μY and σY and compare with μX and σX.

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

Given: n=12,and p=0.20

Let, which is equivalent to, with the exception that the values of success and failure are swapped.

pY=1-pX=1-0.20=0.80

Heren=12

The mean is:

μY=n×p=12(0.80)=9.6

The standard deviation is:
σY=(n×p)(1-p)=12(0.80)(1-0.80)=1.3856.

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