Understandable Statistics: Concepts and Methods
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ISBN: 9781337119917
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 9P
College: Core Requirement Susan is taking Western Civilization this semester on a pass/fail basis. The department teaching the course has a history of passing 77% of the students in Western Civilization each term. Let n = 1, 2, 3, … represent the number of times a student takes western civilization until the first passing grade is received. (Assume the trials are independent.)
- (a) Write out a formula for the
probability distribution of the random variable n. - (b) What is the probability that Susan passes on the first try (n = 1)?
- (c) What is the probability that Susan first passes on the second try (n = 2)?
- (d) What is the probability that Susan needs three or more tries to pass western civilization?
- (e) What is the expected number of attempts at western civilization Susan must make to have her (first) pass? Hint: Use μ for the geometric distribution and round.
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