Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)

13th Edition

ISBN: 9780134506593

Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4.2, Problem 4.11LM

A discrete random variable x can assume five possible values: 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. The following Minitab histogram shows the relative frequency of each value.

a. What is p(22)?
b. What is the probability that x equals 20 or 24?
c. What is P (x ≤ 23)?

Chapter 4.2, Problem 4.11LM, A discrete random variable x can assume five possible values: 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. The following

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