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ISBN: 9781259724275

Author: William Navidi, Barry Monk

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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It simply refers to the likelihood of an event taking place whenever the occurrence of an event is uncertain. The probability of a single event can be calculated by dividing the number of successful trials of that event by the total number of trials.

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Chapter 6.2, Problem 34E

Coronary bypass surgery: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality repotted that 53% of people who had coronary bypass in a recent year were over the age of 65. Fifteen coronary bypass patients are sampled.

What is the probability that exactly 9 of them are over the age of 65?
What is the probability that more than 10 are over the age of 65?
What is the probability that fewer than 8 are over the age of 65?
Would it be if all of them were over the age of 65?
What is the mean number of people over the age of 65 a sample of 15 coronary bypass patients?
What is the standard deviation of the number of people over the age of 65 in a sample of 15 coronary bypass patients?

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