1. In a large population, 10% of individuals have certain disease. If 20 individuals are selected randomly,
1. In a large population, 10% of individuals have certain disease. If 20 individuals are selected randomly,
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Transcribed Image Text:1. In a large population, 10% of individuals have certain disease. If 20 individuals are selected randomly,
(a) what is the probability that exactly 5 individuals have the disease?
(b) what is the probability that not more than 5 have the disease? The probability that at least 2 do?
(c) Find the expected number of people that have the disease.
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Step 1: Writing given data
Given that
in a large population, 10% of individuals have certain disease.
20 individuals are selected randomly.
Here,
sample size (n) = 20
Probability of having a disease (P) = 0.10
Here, only two options are there for people having that disease or not having Thus, Binomial probability distribution is best suited for this.
We know that
Binomial probability distribution P(X=x) = nCx x Px x (1-P)(n-x)
Expected value E(x) = n x P
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