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    Determining Probability: Alaska Airport Example

    Here is another probability question I am having difficulty with. I have included the data. I think I am on the right track with the first part but not sure with the rest. - What Percentage of all Alaska Airline flights were delayed? That is use the data to estimate the probability that an Alaska Airline flight will be dela

    Probability and Weibull Distribution

    Assume the life of a rotating item follows a Weibull distribution with the shape parameter (or slope) = 2 and the scale parameter = 10,000 hours. a. Determine the probability that the rotating item lasts at least 8000 hours. b. Determine the mean time until failure of the item. c. If 10 rotating items are used in a larger com

    Statistics - Probability and Random Selection

    I am having difficulty with this question for my stats class. I have included the table for the data set. Using the table, I am to estimate the probability that a randomly selected 21-49 year old consumer would: - Give the phrase a rating 4 or 5 given that the consumer is male and a situation in which the consumer is femal

    A Probability Distribution Question

    It was found that jet pilots blackout threshold are X~N(4.5g, .7g) If only the top 25% allowed to apply to be astronauts, what is the cut off point FindP(X>x)=.25

    Explaining Probability Recurring Events

    The mean time between reoccurring events is exponentially distributed with a mean time between events of 15 minutes. a. What is the probability that there are no events within a 30-minute period? Answer 0.00043 ? b. What is the probability that at least one call arrives within a 10-minute interval? Answer 0.4866 ? c. Wha

    Probability and Statistical Analysis of Products

    1. At a factory, the fill volume of Coke cans is normally distributed with a mean of 12.4 fluid ounces and a standard deviation of 0.1 fluid ounce. a. What is the probability a fill volume is less than 12 fluid ounces? b. If all Coke cans less than 12.1 or greater that 12.6 ounces must be destroyed, what proportion of Coke

    Statistics and Probability Determination

    1. For each part, decide whether the blank should be filled in with =, <, or >, and give a short but clear explanation. a. (probability that the total after rolling 2 fair dice is 9) ___ (probability that the total after rolling 2 fair dice is 10) b. (number of ways to split 10 basketball players into 2 teams of 5) ___ (10 5

    Question about Probability for normal distribution

    1. Find the probability that a standard normal random variable will assume a value between: a. z = 1.5 and z = .75 b. Greater than 1.25 c. Find a z such that 70% of the area is above that value. 2. In recent years, the use of the telephone as a data collection instrument for opinion polls has been steadily incr

    Probability: Is the Statement True?

    If P(A|B) < P(A), then it is true that: a. P(A) < P(B) b. P(B) < P(A) c. P(A) < P(The intersection of A and B) d. P(A|B) < P(The intersection of A and B) e. P(B|A) < P(B)

    28) A contractor is considering a sale that promises a profit of $ 23,000 with a probability of 0.7 or a loss (due to bad weather, strikes, and such) of $ 13,000 with a probability of 0.3. What is the expected profit? 29) Choosing 3 marbles from a box of 40 marbles (20 purple, 12 red, and 8 green) one at a time with replacement, keeping track of the number of red marbles chosen. Use the binomial probability formula to find the probability of x successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. 33) n = 4, x = 3, p = 1/6 34) n = 10, x = 2 , p = 0.5 35) n =12, x = 5, p = 0.25 36) A test consists of 10 true/false questions. To pass the test a student must answer at least 7 questions correctly. If a student guesses on each question, what is the probability that the student will pass the test? 37) Find the probability of at least 2 girls in 10 births. Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the births are independent events. 38) An airline estimates that 98% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 76 people on a flight for which the maximum number is 74, what is the probability that the number of people who show up will exceed the capacity of the plane? Find the mean, &#956;, for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round answer to the nearest tenth. 39) n = 33; p = .2 Find the standard deviation, &#963;, for the binomial distribution which has the stated values of n and p. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. 41) n = 36; p = .2 42) n = 2661; p = .63 43) n = 94, p = 0.20 44) n = 377, p = 2/3 45) According to a college survey, 22% of all students work full time. Find the mean for the number of students who work full time in samples of size 16. 46) A company manufactures batteries in batches of 29 and there is a 3% rate of defects. Find the mean number of defects per batch. Determine if the outcome is unusual. 47) A survey for brand recognition is done and it is determined that 68% of consumers have heard of Dull Computer Company. A survey of 800 randomly selected consumers is to be conducted. For such groups of 800, would it be unusual to get 481 consumers who recognize the Dull Computer Company name? 48) According to AccuData Media Research, 36% of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to "Eyewitness News" at 5:00 pm on Sunday nights. At 5:00 pm on a given Sunday, 2500 such televisions are randomly selected and checked to determine what is being watched. Would it be unusual to find that 872 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to "Eyewitness News"?

    Solve the problem. 22) Find the variance for the given probability distribution. 22) ______ A) 2.46 B) 2.69 C) 7.43 D) 2.63 23) Find the standard deviation for the given probability distribution. 23) ______ A) 1.71 B) 1.6

    21 prob/stats multiple choice questions

    Express the indicated degree of likelihood as a probability value. 1) "You have a 50-50 chance of choosing the correct answer." 1) _______ A) 50 B) 0.50 C) 0.9 D) 0.25 2) "It will definitely turn dark tonight." 2) _______ A) 0.67 B)

    Probability of weight distribution of gerbil

    The state's smallest animal is a red-tailed gerbil, with a mean weight of 2.5 grams and a standard deviation of 0.25 grams. Assuming that the weights are normally distributed, find the probability of randomly selecting a gerbil that weighs a. between 1.0 and 2.0 grams b. between 1.6 and 2.2 grams c. more than 2.2 grams

    Bayes' Theorem for Probability Revision

    Set up a short problem related to your work environment to calculate the probability(ies) of an event happening. Then use Bayes' Theorem to revise the probability. Show all your work.

    probability of defective circuit card in the sample

    Printed circuit cards are placed in a functional test after being populated with semiconductor chips. A lot contains 140 cards, and 20 are selected without replacement for functional testing. a.) If 20 cards are defective, what is the probability that at least 1 defective card is in the sample? b.) If 5 cards are defective,

    Probability of Correctly Identifying Defective Items

    A company has a 99% chance of correctly identifying defective items and a 0.5% chance of incorrectly saying a good item is defective. The company has evidence that its production is 0.9% defective. a.) What is the probability that an item selected for inspection is classified as defective? b.) If an item randomly selected i

    probability that the circuit operates

    This electrical circuit operates if and only if there is a path of the functional devices from left to right. The probability that each device functions is as shown. Assume that the probability that a device is functional does not depend on whether or not other devices are functional. What is the probability that the circuit

    Discrete & Continuous Probability Distributions

    Please use Excel for this and could you send me a few notes with step by step break-down on how to make it easy to figure out next time? 1. An American Society of Investors Survey found that 30% of individuals have used a discount broker. In a random sample of 9 individuals, what is the probability That: a. Exactly 2 of t

    Probability

    A researcher wants to simulate sunny and rainy days in her town for a 3-week period. What is the minimum number of digits the student must obtain from a random number table for each observation if it rained on two-fifths of the days over the past several years at this time of the year? Assume that days can be classified historic

    Find probabilities from a data set

    Please answer the following probabilities from the data set below using Excel. Also please add them to the chart, Thanks. https://mycampus.aiu-online.com/courses/QMB350/Assignment_Assets/DataSetandDataSetKey_0703A.xls ? What is the gender distribution (% females and % males)? ? What is the "tenure with company" distribut

    Statistics - probability

    (1) The average number of humming birds per hour on a particular feeder is 5. Find the probability that exactly 3 humming birds feed during a particular hour using the correct table or formula. (2) Weights for students applying to a Sumo wrestling school are normally distributed, with a mean of 250 pounds and a standard dev

    Probability - Statistics Binomial Questions

    (1) The probability that a house in an urban area will be burglarized is 5%. If 15 houses are randomly selected what is the probability that: (A) Exactly 2 of the houses will be burglarized. (B) Two or fewer houses will be burglarized. (2) The mean monthly gasoline purchase for a family with 2 cars is 62 gallons. This st

    Statistics Business

    #1 An investment can lead to a profit of $10,000, $5,000, $4,000, and $1,000, with respective probabilities of .4, .3, .2, and .05. In addition, there is a 3 percent chance of breaking even and a small chance of losing $10,000. Find the expected profit. #2 A car dealership has combined all popular options available in four

    Real Estate Stats Confidence Interval

    Assume you have a real estate investor client who wants you to answer some specific questions about housing in the neighborhood encompassed by the 5 townships in your Real Estate Data Set. Further assume that you have collected this random sample in an effort to answer your client's questions using statistical tools.: 1. Des

    (1) Find the probability that the elevator will be overloaded if 16 people are in the elevator. (2) How many passengers would you recommend if you wanted to be sure that the overloading probability is less than 0.001?

    An elevator has a design capacity of 2,560 pounds and a posted limit of 16 passengers. The weight of adults is approximately normal with a mean of 150 pounds and standard deviation of 20 pounds. Find the probability that the elevator will be overloaded if 16 people are in the elevator. How many passengers would you recommend

    Probability Calculations for JENN Inc.

    JENN Inc. supplies under-hood emission control air pumps to the automative industry. The pump is vacuum-powered and works while the engine is operating., cleaning the exhaust by pumping extra oxygen into the exhaust system. If a pump fails before the vehicle in which it is installed has traveled 50,000 miles, Federal emission re