Let T be the time from birth until death (in years) of a randomly selected member of a population. Thas a Gamma distribution with parameters a = 2 and 34. Find the probability that a person survives her 36th birthday.

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Let \( T \) be the time from birth until death (in years) of a randomly selected member of a population. \( T \) has a Gamma distribution with parameters \( \alpha = 2 \) and \( \beta = 4 \). Find the probability that a person survives her 36th birthday.
Transcribed Image Text:Let \( T \) be the time from birth until death (in years) of a randomly selected member of a population. \( T \) has a Gamma distribution with parameters \( \alpha = 2 \) and \( \beta = 4 \). Find the probability that a person survives her 36th birthday.
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T is the time from birth until death of a randomly selected member of a population.

T has a Gamma distribution with parameters alpha space equals 2 space space a n d space beta equals 4 space


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