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Chapter 6: Q. 93 (page 405)

Using Benford's law According to Benford's law (Exercise 5, page 353 ), the probability that the first digit of the amount on a randomly chosen invoice is a 1or a 2is 0.477. Suppose you examine an SRS of 90invoices from a vendor and find 29that have first digits 1or 2. Do you suspect that the invoice amounts are not genuine? Compute an appropriate probability to support your answer.

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The appropriate probability isP(X鈮�29)鈮�0.0021=0.21%

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01

Given Information 

The probability that the first digit of the amount on a randomly chosen invoice is a 1or a 2=0.477

Number of SRS invoices=90

02

Explanation 

Given:

p=0.477

n=90

Definition binomial probability:

P(X=k)=nk路pk路(1-p)n-k

Add the corresponding probabilities:

localid="1650032592085" P(X鈮�29)=P(X=0)+P(X=1)+鈥�+P(X=29)鈮�0.0021=0.21%

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