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A First Course In Probability, Global Edition
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- 2. After an earthquake, each building in a community can be classified based on the ground shaking it experienced (Low level of shaking SL; Moderate level of shaking Sм; High level of shaking SH) and the damage it experienced (No damage DN; Moderate damage Dм; Severe damage Ds). a. Write the sample space of possible building classifications for a given building. b. Define the event that a building experiences at least some damage. C. Define the event that a building experiences at least moderate shaking but no damage.arrow_forwardb. According to the analyst, what is the probability that the confidence score is not 1? 11. Professor Sanchez has been teaching Principles of Economics for over 25 years. He uses the following scale for grading. Grade Numerical Score Probability A 4 0.10 B 3 0.30 C 2 0.40 D 1 0.10 F O 0.10 a. Depict the probability distribution graphically. Comment on whether or not the probability distribution is symmetric. b. Convert the probability distribution to a cumulative probability distribution. C. What is the probability of earning at least a B in Professor Sanchez's course? d. What is the probability of passing Professor Sanchez's course? 2. Professor Khurana expects to be able to use her grant money to fund up to two students for research assistance. While she realizes that there is a 5% chance that she may not be able to fund any student, there is an 80% chance that she will be able to fund two students. a. What hat is the proarrow_forwardAmong a student group 54% use Google Chrome, 20% Internet Explorer, 10% Firefox, 5% Mozilla, and the rest use Safari. What is the probability that you need to pick 7 students to find 2 students using Google Chrome? Report answer to 3 decimals.arrow_forward
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