Binomial Probability Sums r 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 10 0.9000 0.8000 0.7500 0.7000 0.000 0.5000 10000 0.4000 0.3000 0.2000 0.1000 1.0000 1 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 L0000 1.0000 20 0.8100 0.6400 0.5625 0.4900 0.3000 0.2500 1 0.9900 0.9600 0.9375 0.9100 0.8400 0.7500 1.0000 0.1600 0.0900 0.0400 0.0100 2 1.0000 1.0000 0.6400 0.5100 0.3600 0.1900 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 30 0.7290 0.5120 0.4219 0.3130 0.2160 0.1250 0.8438 0.7840 0.GIS0 0.5000 1 0.9720 2 0.9990 0.9020 0.9844 0.9730 0.9360 0.8750 3 1.0000 0.0640 0.0270 0.0080 0.0010 0.3520 0.210 0.100 0.02s0 0.7840 0.6570 0.4880 0.2710 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.8900 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 40 0.6561 0.4096 0.3164 0.201 0.1296 0.0625 0.0256 0.0081 0.0016 0.0001 1 0.9177 0.8192 0.7383 0.6517 0.4752 0.3125 2 0.9963 0.9728 0.9492 0.9163 0.8208 0.6875 3 0.9999 0.9984 0.9961 4 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 5 0 0.5905 0.3277 0.1792 0.0837 0.0272 0.0037 0.5248 0.3483 0.1808 0.0523 0.9919 0.9744 0.9375 0.S704 0.7599 0.5904 0.3439 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.2373 0.1681 0.0778 0.0313 0.0102 0.0024 0.0003 0.0000 2 0.9014 0.9421 3 0.9995 0.9933 0.9844 0.9692 0.9130 0.8125 4 1.0000 0.9997 1.0000 1.0000 1 0.9185 0.7373 0.6328 0.5282 0.3370 0.1875 0.0870 0.0308 0.0067 0.0005 0.3174 0.1631 0.0679 0.086 0.6630 0.4718 0.2627 0.0815 0.9222 0.8319 0.6723 0.4095 1.0000 0.8965 0.8369 0.6826 0.5000 0.9990 0.9976 0.9898 0.9688 5 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6 0 0.5314 0.2621 0.1780 0.1176 0.0067 0.0156 0.0041 0.0007 0.0001 0.0000
Binomial Probability Sums r 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 10 0.9000 0.8000 0.7500 0.7000 0.000 0.5000 10000 0.4000 0.3000 0.2000 0.1000 1.0000 1 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 L0000 1.0000 20 0.8100 0.6400 0.5625 0.4900 0.3000 0.2500 1 0.9900 0.9600 0.9375 0.9100 0.8400 0.7500 1.0000 0.1600 0.0900 0.0400 0.0100 2 1.0000 1.0000 0.6400 0.5100 0.3600 0.1900 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 30 0.7290 0.5120 0.4219 0.3130 0.2160 0.1250 0.8438 0.7840 0.GIS0 0.5000 1 0.9720 2 0.9990 0.9020 0.9844 0.9730 0.9360 0.8750 3 1.0000 0.0640 0.0270 0.0080 0.0010 0.3520 0.210 0.100 0.02s0 0.7840 0.6570 0.4880 0.2710 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.8900 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 40 0.6561 0.4096 0.3164 0.201 0.1296 0.0625 0.0256 0.0081 0.0016 0.0001 1 0.9177 0.8192 0.7383 0.6517 0.4752 0.3125 2 0.9963 0.9728 0.9492 0.9163 0.8208 0.6875 3 0.9999 0.9984 0.9961 4 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 5 0 0.5905 0.3277 0.1792 0.0837 0.0272 0.0037 0.5248 0.3483 0.1808 0.0523 0.9919 0.9744 0.9375 0.S704 0.7599 0.5904 0.3439 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.2373 0.1681 0.0778 0.0313 0.0102 0.0024 0.0003 0.0000 2 0.9014 0.9421 3 0.9995 0.9933 0.9844 0.9692 0.9130 0.8125 4 1.0000 0.9997 1.0000 1.0000 1 0.9185 0.7373 0.6328 0.5282 0.3370 0.1875 0.0870 0.0308 0.0067 0.0005 0.3174 0.1631 0.0679 0.086 0.6630 0.4718 0.2627 0.0815 0.9222 0.8319 0.6723 0.4095 1.0000 0.8965 0.8369 0.6826 0.5000 0.9990 0.9976 0.9898 0.9688 5 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6 0 0.5314 0.2621 0.1780 0.1176 0.0067 0.0156 0.0041 0.0007 0.0001 0.0000
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Transcribed Image Text:Binomial Probability Sums Ean, p)
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20 0.8100 0.6400 0.5625 0.4900 0.3000 0.2500 0.1600 0.0900 0.0400 0.0100
1 0.9900 0.9600 0.9375 0.9100 0.800 0.7500 0.6400 0.5100 0.3600 0.1900
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2 1.0000
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30 0.7290 0.5120 0.4219 0.3130 0.2160 0.1250 0.0610 0.0270 0.008o 0.0010
1 0.9720 0.8900 0.8438 0.7840 0.6180 0.5000 0.3520 0.210 0.1010 0.02s0
2 0.9990 0.9020 0.9844 0.9730 0.9360 0.8750 0.7840 0.6570 0.4880 0.2710
3 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
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40 0.6561 0.4096 0.3164 0.2001 0.1296 00625 0.0256 0.0081 0.0016 0.0001
1 0.9177 0.8192 0.7383 0.6517 0.4752 0.3125 0.1792 0.0837 0.0272 0.0007
2 0.9963 0.9728 0.9492 0.9163 0.8208 0.6875 0.5248 0.3483 0.1808 0.0523
3 0.9999 0.9984 0.9961 0.9919 0.9744 09375 0S704 0.7599 0.5904 0.3139
4 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
50 0.5005 0.3277 0.2373 0.1681 0.0778 0.O313 00102 0.0024 0.0003 0.000
1 0.9185 0.7373 0.6328 0.5282 0.3370 0.1875 0.0870 0.0308 0.0067 0.0005
2 0.9014 0.9421 0.8965 0.8369 0.6826 0.5000 0.3174 0.1631 0.0679 0.0086
3 0.9995 0.9933 0.9844 0.9602 0.9130 0.8125 0.6630 0.4718 0.2627 0.0815
4 1.0000 0.9997 0.9990 0.9976 0.9898 0.9688 0.9222 0.8319 0.6723 0.4095
5 1.0000 1.00оо 1.0000 1.0ю 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
6 0 0.5314 0.2621 0.1780 0.1176 0.0167 O.0156 0.0041 0.0007 0.0001
1 0.8857 0.6554 0.5339 0.4202 0.2333 0.1094 0.0410 0.0109 0.0016 0.0001
2 0.9842 0.9011 0.8306 0.7443 0.5443 0.3438 0.1792 0.0706 0.0170 0.0013
3 0.9087 0.9830 0.9624 0.9295 0.8208 0.6563 0.4557 0.2557 0.0089 0.0150
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4 0.9999 0.9984 0.9954 0.9891
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6 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
70 0.4783 0.2097 0.1335 0.0824 0.0280 0.0078
1 0.8503 0.5767 0.449 0.3294 0.1586 0.0625 0.0188 0.0038 0.0004 0.0000
2 0.9743 0.8S20 0.7564 0.G171 0.4199 0.2266 0.0963 0.02ss 0.0017 0.0002
3 0.9973 0.9667 0.9294 0.8740 0.7102 0.5000 0.2898 0.1290 0.033 0.0027
4 0.9998 0.9963 0.9871 0.9712 0.9037 0.7734
5 1.0000 0.9996 0.9987 0.9962 0.9812 0.9375 0.8414 0.6706 0.4233
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Transcribed Image Text:The percentage of wins for a basketball team going into the playoffs was 88.5%. Round the 88.5 to 90 in order to use the accompanying table.
(a) What is the probability that the team wins the first 4 games of the initial best-of-7 series?
(b) What is the probability that the team wins the initial best-of-7 series?
(c) What very important assumption is made in answering parts (a) and (b)?
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