. The discrete random variable X counts the number of heads that come up in 50 tosses of a fair coin. (a). Compute P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27) as precisely as you can.(Compute a probability for a binomial distribution using SageMath). (b). Use Chebyshev’s Inequality to find a lower bound for P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27). How close is this lower bound to the actual value? (c). Use the standard normal distribution to approximate P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27). How close is this approximation to the actual value?

. The discrete random variable X counts the number of heads that come up in 50 tosses of a fair coin. (a). Compute P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27) as precisely as you can.(Compute a probability for a binomial distribution using SageMath). (b). Use Chebyshev’s Inequality to find a lower bound for P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27). How close is this lower bound to the actual value? (c). Use the standard normal distribution to approximate P(23 ≤ X ≤ 27). How close is this approximation to the actual value?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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