suppose that on each day the stock's price either moves up by $1 with probability 0.6 and down by -$1 with probablity 0.4.the changes on different days are assumed to be independent. What is the probability that the stock prices will move up at least once out of the next three consecutive days 0.784 0.936 0.856 0.904

suppose that on each day the stock's price either moves up by $1 with probability 0.6 and down by -$1 with probablity 0.4.the changes on different days are assumed to be independent. What is the probability that the stock prices will move up at least once out of the next three consecutive days 0.784 0.936 0.856 0.904

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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