In a recent survey, 70% of management executives thought that it should be mandatory for business students to take a course in Quantitative methods. For a random sample of 5 human resource directors, what is the probability that at least two of them think that it should not be mandatory for business students to take a quantitative methods course?

In a recent survey, 70% of management executives thought that it should be mandatory for business students to take a course in Quantitative methods. For a random sample of 5 human resource directors, what is the probability that at least two of them think that it should not be mandatory for business students to take a quantitative methods course?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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