Friday, December 2, 2011

Chapter 17 Guiding Questions

1) What is a Bernoulli Trial? What are the requirements for Bernoulli Trials?

2) What is a geometric probability model for Bernoulli trials? Explain and give the formulas for mean and standard deviation.

3) What is a binomial probability model for Bernoulli trials? Explain and give the formulas for mean and standard deviation.

4) What is the success/failure condition and when is it used with binomial models?

For the following questions: Tell me if this is a geometric or binomial model. Then solve the problem.

5) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that the first lefty is the fifth person chosen.

6) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that there are some lefties among the 5 people.

7) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that the first lefty is the second or third person.

8) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that there are exactly 3 lefties in the group.

9) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that there are at least 3 lefties in the group.

10) Assume that 13% of people are left handed. If we select 5 people at random, what is the probability that there are no more than 3 lefties in the group.

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