SOCR EduMaterials Activities Discrete Probability examples
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*<math> Expected value= np = 8*.3=2.4 </math> | *<math> Expected value= np = 8*.3=2.4 </math> | ||
*<math> Sd(X)= sqrt(npq)</math> | *<math> Sd(X)= sqrt(npq)</math> | ||
+ | * '''Example 2:''' | ||
+ | If the probabilities of having a male or female offspring are both 0.50, find the probability that a familiy's fifth child is their first son. | ||
+ | * '''Answer:''' | ||
+ | *<math> 0.50^5 </math> |
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- Description: You can access the applets for the above distributions at http://www.socr.ucla.edu/htmls/SOCR_Distributions.html .
- Example 1:
Find the probability that 3 out of 8 plants will survive a frost, given that any such plant will survive a frost with ptobability of 0.30. Also, find the probability that at least 1 out of 8 will survive a frost. What is the expected value and standard deviation of the number of plants that survive the frost?
- Answer:
- ,
- Expectedvalue = np = 8 * .3 = 2.4
- Sd(X) = sqrt(npq)
- Example 2:
If the probabilities of having a male or female offspring are both 0.50, find the probability that a familiy's fifth child is their first son.
- Answer:
- 0.505