Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
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Author: Jay L. Devore
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 94SE
A transmitter is sending a message by using a binary code, namely, a sequence of 0’s and 1’s. Each transmitted bit (0 or 1) must pass through three relays to reach the receiver. At each relay, the
Transmitter → Relay 1 → Relay 2 → Relay 3 → Receiver
- a. If a 1 is sent from the transmitter, what is the probability that a 1 is sent by all three relays?
- b. If a 1 is sent from the transmitter, what is the probability that a 1 is received by the receiver? [Hint: The eight experimental outcomes can be displayed on a tree diagram with three generations of branches, one generation for each relay.]
- c. Suppose 70% of all bits sent from the transmitter are 1s. If a 1 is received by the receiver, what is the probability that a 1 was sent?
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