EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS
EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS
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ISBN: 9781259924163
Author: Lind
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 7, Problem 56CE

a.

To determine

Find the probability that fewer than five employees steal.

a.

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Answer to Problem 56CE

The probability that fewer than five employees steal is 0.0262.

Explanation of Solution

In order to qualify as a binomial problem, it must satisfy the following conditions.

  • There are only two mutually exclusive outcomes, employees steal from their company and employees do not steal from their company.
  • The number of trials is fixed, that is 50 people.
  • The probability is constant for each trial, which is 0.20.
  • The trials are independent of each other.

Thus, the problem satisfies all the conditions of a binomial distribution.

The mean can be obtained as follows:

μ=nπ=50(0.20)=10

The expected number of employees who steal is 10.

The standard deviation can be obtained as follows:

σ=nπ(1π)=50(0.20)(10.20)=50(0.20)(0.80)=8

   =2.83   

The standard deviation of number of employees who steal is 2.83.

The conditions for normal approximation to the binomial distribution are checked below:

The number of employees (n) is 50 and probability that employees steal (π) is 0.20.

Condition 1:

nπ=50(0.20)=10>5

The condition 1 is satisfied.

Condition 2:

n(1π)=50(10.20)=50(0.80)=40>5

The condition 2 is satisfied.

The conditions 1 and 2 for normal approximation to the binomial distribution are satisfied.

Let the random variable X be the number of employees who steal from their company follows normal distribution with population mean μ as 10 employees and population standard deviation σ as 2.83 employees.

The probability that fewer than five employees steal can be obtained as follows:

P(X<5)=P(X<50.5)      [Apply the continuity correction factor]=P(X<4.5)=P(Xμσ<4.5102.83)=P(Xμσ<5.52.83)

               =P(Z<1.94)

Step-by-step procedure to obtain probability of Z less than –1.94 using Excel:

  • Click on the Formulas tab in the top menu.
  • Select Insert function. Then from category box, select Statistical and below that NORM.S.DIST.
  • Click OK.
  • In the dialog box, Enter Z value as –1.94.
  • Enter Cumulative as TRUE.
  • Click OK, the answer appears in Spreadsheet.

The output obtained using Excel is represented as follows:

EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS, Chapter 7, Problem 56CE , additional homework tip  1

From the above output, the probability of Z less than –1.94 is 0.0262.

Now consider the following:

P(X<5)=P(Z<1.94)=0.0262

Therefore, the probability that fewer than five employees steal is 0.0262.

b.

To determine

Find the probability that more than five employees steal.

b.

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Answer to Problem 56CE

The probability that more than five employees steal is 0.9441.

Explanation of Solution

The population mean μ is 10 employees and population standard deviation σ is 2.83 employees.

The probability that more than five employees steal can be obtained as follows:

P(X>5)=P(X>5+0.5)      [Apply the continuity correction factor]=P(X>5.5)=1P(Xμσ<5.5102.83)=1P(Xμσ<4.52.83)

               =1P(Z<1.59)

Step-by-step procedure to obtain probability of Z less than –1.59 using Excel:

  • Click on the Formulas tab in the top menu.
  • Select Insert function. Then from category box, select Statistical and below that NORM.S.DIST.
  • Click OK.
  • In the dialog box, Enter Z value as –1.59.
  • Enter Cumulative as TRUE.
  • Click OK, the answer appears in Spreadsheet.

The output obtained using Excel is represented as follows:

EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS, Chapter 7, Problem 56CE , additional homework tip  2

From the above output, the probability of Z less than –1.59 is 0.0559.

Now consider the following:

P(X>5)=1P(Z<1.59)=10.559=0.9441

Therefore, the probability that more than five employees steal is 0.9441.

c.

To determine

Find the probability that exactly five employees steal.

c.

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Answer to Problem 56CE

The probability that exactly five employees steal is 0.0297.

Explanation of Solution

The probability that exactly five employees steal can be obtained as follows:

P(X=5)=P(50.5X5+0.5)      [Apply the continuity correction factor]=P(4.5<X<5.5)=P(X<5.5)P(X<4.5) =P(Xμσ<5.5102.83)P(Xμσ<4.5102.83)

               =P(Z<1.59)P(Z<1.94)

From the part (a), the probability of Z less than –1.94 is 0.0262.

From the part (b), the probability of Z less than –1.59 is 0.0559.

Now consider,

P(X=5)=P(Z<1.59)P(Z<1.94)=0.05590.0262=0.0297

Therefore, the probability that exactly five employees steal is 0.0297.

d.

To determine

Find the probability that more than 5 but fewer than 15 employees steal.

d.

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Answer to Problem 56CE

The probability that more than 5 but fewer than 15 employees steal is 0.8882.

Explanation of Solution

The probability that more than 5 but fewer than 15 employees steal can be obtained as follows:

P(5<X<15)=P(5+0.5<X150.5)      [Apply the continuity correction factor]=P(5.5<X<14.5)=P(X<14.5)P(X<5.5) =P(Xμσ<14.5102.83)P(Xμσ<5.5102.83)

                      =P(Z<1.59)P(Z<1.59)

From the part (b), the probability of Z less than –1.59 is 0.0559.

Step-by-step procedure to obtain probability of Z less than 1.59 using Excel:

  • Click on the Formulas tab in the top menu.
  • Select Insert function. Then from category box, select Statistical and below that NORM.S.DIST.
  • Click OK.
  • In the dialog box, Enter Z value as 1.59.
  • Enter Cumulative as TRUE.
  • Click OK, the answer appears in Spreadsheet.

The output obtained using Excel is represented as follows:

EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS, Chapter 7, Problem 56CE , additional homework tip  3

From the above output, the probability of Z less than 1.59 is 0.9441.

Now consider,

P(5<X<15)=P(Z<1.59)P(Z<1.59)=0.94410.0559=0.8882

Therefore, the probability that more than 5 but fewer than 15 employees steal is 0.8882.

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