A new county hospital is attempting to determine whether it needs to add a particular specialist to its staff. Five percent of the general hospital population in the county contracts the illness the specialist would treat. If 12 patients check into the hospital in a day, what is the probability that 4 or more will have the illness?

Q: 5. At Jaxlyn's Garage, 200 cars were inspected and repaired. There were 92 cars that needed new…

A: Probability of an event is computed by taking the ratio of number of favourable outcomes of the…

Q: A surprise gift bag contains assorted cosmetic items including 2 lipstick, 3 lip-glosses, 2…

A: From a large sample of set, the number of possible sample taken is calculate using combination. The…

Q: If a seed is planted, it has a 90% chance of growing into a healthy plant. If 8 seeds are planted,…

A: There is a 90% chance of growing into a healthy plant.

Q: 8. The likelihood that a student is female is 65%. Engineering majors make up 15% of the student…

A: Solution: Given information: Let A be the that a student is female P(A)= 0.65 B be the event that…

Q: Suppose that 54% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that…

A: Given, 54% of the people own dog.That is

Q: It has been estimated that 21% of Americans are smokers. If five American adults are chosen at…

A: From the provided information, It has been estimated that 21% of Americans are smokers that is p =…

Q: 4. If the king's 50 knights are all randomly assigned a sword, and the 50 swords in the king's…

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Q: A patient taking an antiviral medication recovers from a respiratory disease with 35% probability.…

A: The probability is p=0.35 and the value of n is 18. Therefore m=np=0.35×18=6.3 Therefore the…

Q: Eight percent of Americans have a master’s degree. If five Americans are selected at random, what is…

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Q: If the probability of choosing a red chip from a bucket is 0.4, What is the probability of not…

A: We have the probability of choosing a red chip from a bucket is 0.4

Q: Eight percent of Americans have a master’s degree. If five Americans are selected at random, what is…

A: Let X represent random variable   n=5 p=0.08   X~ binomial (5, 0.08)

Q: 4. Suppose that the Oxnard College softball team has a 50% probability of winning every game they…

A: Given that, Probability of winning every game = 50% = 0.50Sample size , n =3

Q: What is the probability that 8 adults selected at random from the town all have health insurance? G

A: It is given that the random variable X i.e, health insurance follows Binomial distribution with…

Q: Color blindness has a rate of about 5% among males.  If you pick a group of 15 males, what is the…

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Q: If 42% of students own a car and 27% of students own a bike. What is the probability that a student…

A: Given Data: The probability that student own a car is: P(A)=42% The probability that student own a…

Q: A medication states that the odds of having an allergic reaction are 1 in 50. What is that…

A: Given that, A medication states that the odds of having an allergic reaction are 1 in 50. Therefore,…

Q: Approximately 30% of obese patients develop diabetes. If a physician sees 10 patients who are obese,…

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Q: If the probability of being hit by lightning is 1 in 1,000,000, what is the probability of not…

A: Given that , P (being hit by lightning) = 1/1000000 =0.000001

Q: Suppose that 53% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that…

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Q: A fuel company conducts a geologic survey, that has a 20% chance of striking an oil reserve. What is…

A: Geometric distribution: The probability mass function of Geometric distribution is P(n) = p(1 - p)n…

Q: Supposed that Stephen is the quality control supervisor for a food distribution company.  A shipment…

A: We have given that  Success of probability p =13%=0.13 Number of trials n=10 X~binomial ( n ,p)

Q: 2. One average, you receive 2.6 a What's Up message a day. What is the probability that you receive…

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Q: 2. Rohan, the bookworm plans on reading 8 books by next week. But he only reads novels poetry, short…

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Q: 9. If a family has three children, what is the probability that there are two boys and one girl (in…

A: Answer Correct option is 37.5%

Q: In a 1 pond bag of skittles the possible colors were red, green, yellow, orange, and purple. The…

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Q: games. Suppose they play seven games against the New York Islanders in a season. What is the…

A: It is given that the probability of win the games is p = 63.4% = 0.634 of the New York Rangers. The…

Q: Suppose the probability of an IRs audit is 4.2 percent for U.S taxpayers who file form 1040 and who…

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Q: A nylon connector manufacturing plant yields 15 % defective items. If 1000 connectors are randomly…

A: Let us define X as the number of defectives follows Binomial distribution with n=1000 and p=0.15.…

Q: In a customer service center, there are 18 complaints dropped per minute. What is the probability…

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Q: A medication  statest that the  odds of having an allergic  reaction are 1 in 50.  What is that…

A: Given that the odds of having an allergic  reaction are 1 in 50  So the probability is = 1/50 = 0.02…

Q: The monthly incidence of necrotizing fasciitis in the U.S. is 50 cases. The population of the U.S.…

A: Solution: It is given that the monthly incidence of necrotizing fasciitis in the U.S. is 50 cases.…

Forecasting

Forecasting is a methodology that uses historical data as inputs to make well-informed predictions about the course of future trends. Forecasting is the method of making forecasts based on historical and current data, most commonly by trend analysis. In the business world, forecasting is a basic statistical task. Forecasting is used by businesses to decide how to allocate their budgets or prepare for expected expenditures in the future. Forecasts help managers formulate and execute production plans by providing forecasts. The primary goal of forecasting is to make accurate predictions.