Questions from Statistics Principles


Q: (a) Patti and John each played 100 games of Solitaire

(a) Patti and John each played 100 games of Solitaire on their smart phone. Patti won 7 of her games and estimated the probability of winning Solitaire as 0.07. John won 6 of his games and estimated t...

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Q: E = {red or blue or yellow}

E = {red or blue or yellow}

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Q: Suppose that E = {yellow}. Compute the probability of Ec

Suppose that E = {yellow}. Compute the probability of Ec.

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Q: Suppose that P(E) = 0.76, P

Suppose that P(E) = 0.76, P(F) = 0.45, and P(E and F) = 0.32. What is P(E or F)?

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Q: Suppose that P(E) = 0.36, P

Suppose that P(E) = 0.36, P(F) = 0.12, and E and F are mutually exclusive. What is P(E or F)?

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Q: Generally, the goal of an experiment is to determine the effect

Generally, the goal of an experiment is to determine the effect that treatments will have on the response variable.

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Q: Suppose that events E and F are independent. In addition,

Suppose that events E and F are independent. In addition, P(E) = 0.45 and P(F) = 0.2. What is P(E and F)?

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Q: Suppose that P(E) = 0.8, P

Suppose that P(E) = 0.8, P(F) = 0.5, and P(E and F) = 0.24. Are events E and F independent? Why?

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Q: Determine whether the random variable is discrete or continuous. In each

Determine whether the random variable is discrete or continuous. In each case, state the possible values of the random variable. (a) The number of students in a randomly selected elementary school cla...

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Q: In sampling from finite populations without replacement, the assumption of independence

In sampling from finite populations without replacement, the assumption of independence required for a binomial experiment is violated. Under what circumstances can we sample without replacement and s...

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