Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321989178
Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5RP
A random variable X equals 2 with
- a. Use probability notation to express that fact.
- b. If you make repeated independent observations of the random variable X, in approximately what percentage of those observations will you observe the value 2?
- c. Roughly how many times would you expect to observe the value 2 in 50 observations? 500 observations?
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1999
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2002
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