Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321989178
Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 67E
In each of Exercises 5.67–5.72, we have provided the number of trials and success
- a. the binomial probability formula, Formula 5.1 on page 242. Round your probability answers to three decimal places.
- b. Table XI in Appendix A. Compare your answer here to that in part (a).
5.67 n = 4, p = 0.3, P(X = 2)
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