Binomial distribution and probability of observing an event.
Jared bets on the number 7 for each of 100 spins of a roulette wheel. Because P(7) = 1/38 he expects to win two or three times. What is the probability that Jared will actually win two or more times?
This was a quiz question I answered incorrectly, I want to understand how to get it if a similar question is on the mid term.
The correct answer was about 3 out of 4.
Can you please explain how this was determined.
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To answer this problem, you need to use the binomial distribution formula (see Excel file).
The formula gives us the probability that something occurs k times. So if we use k = 1, we get the probability that Jared wins k times. To find the probability that he wins 2 or more times, we have to find the probabilities for k = 2, k = 3, k = 4, ..., up to k = 100, then add them up. Luckily for us, the probabilities get close to 0 as k increases, so if we only need an estimate, we can just add up the first few probabilities.
Probability that k is 2 or more = 0.742695276
This is close to 75%, or 3 out of 4.
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