Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
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ISBN: 9781319013387
Author: David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4.2, Problem 18E

(a)

To determine

The probability of nonoccurrence of event A.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 18E

Solution: The probability of complementary event of A is 0.583.

Explanation of Solution

The nonoccurrence of event A will represent the complementary event of A denoted as A¯ and its probability is computed as

P(A)+P(A¯)=1

So

P(A¯)=1P(A)=10.417=0.583

So, the probability that A does not occur is 0.583.

(b)

To determine

To find: The probability that all four tosses result in the same outcome.

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Answer to Problem 18E

Solution: The probability of obtaining similar outcomes is 0.125, and is obtained by the help of addition rule of probability.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

If a coin is tossed 4 times, then there are a total of 24=16 possible outcomes in the sample space. The favorable outcomes to obtain same outcomes are {(HHHH),(TTTT)}. So, the probability that all the outcomes are same is computed by the addition theorem of probability as

P{(HHHH)(TTTT)}=P(HHHH)+P(TTTT)P{(HHHH)(TTTT)}

P{(HHHH)(TTTT)}=0 because the events are independent.

So

P{(HHHH)(TTTT)}=P(HHHH)+P(TTTT)=116+116=18=0.125

(c)

To determine

To find: The probability of obtaining at least one head and at least one tail.

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Answer to Problem 18E

Solution: The probability of at least one head and at least one tail is 0.875 and is obtained by complement rule of probability.

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Calculation:

The events favorable to getting at least 1 head and at least one tail is

{(HTTT),(THTT),(TTHT),(TTTH),(HHTT),(HTHT),(TTHH),(THTH),(HHHT),(HHTH),(HTHH),(THHH)}

The probability is obtained as

P[At least one head and one tail]=1P[0 Heads and 0 Tails]=1[P(HHHH)+P(TTTT)]=10.125=0.875

(d)

To determine

To find: If the events A and B are disjoint.

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Answer to Problem 18E

Solution: The provided events are not disjoint and the property of the probability theory that probability can never exceed one is used.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The probability of events A and B are provided as

P(A)=0.4P(B)=0.8

Now, by the addition theorem of probability

P(AB)=P(A)+P(B)P(AB)

If events A and B are disjoint, then the probability of AB must have been zero.

So

P(AB)=P(A)+P(B)=0.4+0.8=1.2

Since the probability of any event can never be more than 1, hence A and B are not disjoint.

(e)

To determine

If the probability of an event A can be −0.04.

(e)

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Answer to Problem 18E

Solution: The provided scenario is not possible and the property of the probability theory that the probability can never be less than 0 is used.

Explanation of Solution

According to the provided information, the event A is very rare and its probability is 0.04. This is not possible because the probability of any event can never be negative. Probability always lies in between 0 and 1.

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