(Expected value) Suppose that we flip a coin until a head first appears, and if the number of tosses equals n, then we are paid 2^n dollars. What is the expected value of the payment?

Q: Can you show an example of what Fundamentals of probability: Continuous How is this used in math?

A: A continuous random variable is a variable which can take on an infinite continuum of possible…

Q: Assume that there are the same percentage of males in a class as females. Out of a class of 30…

A: The same percentage of males in a class as females, this implies that the probability of success is…

Q: Write down definition of probability?

A: Concept of probability: Probability deals with the likelihood of occurrence of a given event. The…

Q: wait for a drive through order at Mcdonald's is uniformly distributed between 5 and 12 minutes.…

A: Consider X be the random variable that represent the time to wait for a drive through order at…

Q: A poll showed that 57.9% of Americans say they believe that some people see the future in their…

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Q: What is expected value and please give an interesting example of our everyday life as how we utilize…

A: Expected value of a random variable X is denoted as EX. It is also called the mean of X denoted by…

Q: P(0.27<z<1.06) Help to find the probability using Excel please

A: Given data: P(0.27&lt;z&lt;1.06)   To find the given probability.

Q: In a given venture, one can make a profit of PHP 300 or a loss of PHP 100. If the probability of…

A: Let X be the random variable that represents the person's gain in a year in PHP. Here, the…

Q: Fast experience shows that the probability of a sixty year old man will alive within sixty year is…

A: The probability of a sixty year old man will alive within sixty year is 23, then the probability of…

Q: What is the probability that a server will wait more than 7 minutes to greet the next customer…

A: Given that It is given that an average of 28 customers/hour arrive. Mean( λ)=28 We have to find  the…

Q: A hacker is trying to guess someone's password. The hacker knows (somehow) that the password is 5…

A: The password is 5 digits long and each of the digit could be a number between 0 and 3.

Q: An agent sells life insuance policies to five equally agod, healthy people. Acconding to recent…

A: HERE N = 5 R = 2 , P=3/5

Q: A number x is chosen at random from the numbers -2, -1,0, 1, 2, then the probability that X2< 3 is

A: The number x is chosen at random from the numbers -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, the numbers x2 are 4, 1, 0, 1, 4.…

Q: You roly six sided die find the probability of rolling a four or a number greater than three

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Q: Probability of getting bonus points is 7/16. Find the odds in favor of getting bonus points?

A: We have given that,  Probability of getting bonus points = 7/16 Then,  We will find the odds in…

Q: Assume, the record shows that annual rainfall in a certain catch basin follows N(60, 15) (inches)…

A: According to the provided information, the annual rainfall in a certain catch basin follows N(60,…

Q: If two dice are rolled, find the probability that neither die shows a 5 on it. Probability

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Q: How do you claculate Empirical probability?

A: Solution: Let A be the event.

Q: (b) Find the probability that a person would wait for 4 days. The probability that a person would…

A: We have given that Number of days Frequency 0 28 1 437 2 263 3 75 4 16 5 11 Total…

Q: If you roll 1 six sided die, what is the probability that you roll a number higher than 2? (Express…

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Q: A hacker breaking into a computer system has a 15% chance of breaking into a system in 2 minutes, a…

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Q: You have 4 pennies (lệ each) and 3 nickels (5¢ each) in your pocket. You reach in and blindly grab…

A: We have 4 pennies and 3 nickels and we select randomly 3 coins we have to find that if value of…

Q: If you roll 1 six sided die, what is the probability that you roll a 3? (Express your answer as a…

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Q: If two dice are rolled , find the probability that neither die shows a 2 on it . probability =

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Q: The average time between accidents in a factory is 15 weeks. Find the probability that more than 18…

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Q: In a regional shooting competition, the probability that a participant will hit the target is 2/7.…

A: We have given that  n=12, p=2/7 X~Binomial(n=12,p=2/7) Find P(x=8)

Estimation

A new framework of data analysis where the new statistical methods are used for interpreting the results and analyzing the data is known as estimation in statistics.