Question 1

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The variance of the number of times she will be audited is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 2

TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media.
 
-Referring to Table 5-3, the standard deviation of the number of retransmissions is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability...

Question 3

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited at least once is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 4

TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon.
 
-Referring to Table 5-4, the probability of 3 accidents is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability...

Question 5

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she does not get audited is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 6

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The average number that you would expect to prefer brand C is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose that past history shows that 60%...

Question 7

TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media.
 
-Referring to Table 5-3, the variance for the number of retransmissions is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability...

Question 8

TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media.
 
-Referring to Table 5-3, the probability of at least one retransmission is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability...

Question 9

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited once is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 10

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The standard deviation of the number of times she will be audited is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 11

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that more than 3 prefer brand C is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose that past history shows that 60%...

Question 12

TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon.
 
-Referring to Table 5-4, the probability of at least 1 accident is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability...

Question 13

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that less than 2 prefer brand C is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose that past history shows that 60%...

Question 14

TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon.
 
-Referring to Table 5-4, the mean or expected value of the number of accidents is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-4
The following table contains the probability...

Question 15

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited no more than 2 times is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 16

TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media.
 
-Referring to Table 5-3, the probability of no retransmissions is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability...

Question 17

TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media.
 
-Referring to Table 5-3, the mean or expected value for the number of retransmissions is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of TABLE 5-3
The following table contains the probability...

Question 18

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The variance of the number that prefer brand C is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose that past history shows that 60%...

Question 19

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The expected number of times she will be audited is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a game called Taxation and Evasion,...

Question 20

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that at most 2 prefer brand C is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose that past history shows that 60%...

Quiz 5: Some Important Discrete Probability Distributions

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The variance of the number of times she will be audited is ________.

TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media. -Referring to Table 5-3, the standard deviation of the number of retransmissions is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited at least once is ________.

TABLE 5-4 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon. -Referring to Table 5-4, the probability of 3 accidents is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she does not get audited is ________.

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The average number that you would expect to prefer brand C is ________.

TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media. -Referring to Table 5-3, the variance for the number of retransmissions is ________.

TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media. -Referring to Table 5-3, the probability of at least one retransmission is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited once is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The standard deviation of the number of times she will be audited is ________.

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that more than 3 prefer brand C is ________.

TABLE 5-4 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon. -Referring to Table 5-4, the probability of at least 1 accident is ________.

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that less than 2 prefer brand C is ________.

TABLE 5-4 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of traffic accidents reported in a day in Corvallis, Oregon. -Referring to Table 5-4, the mean or expected value of the number of accidents is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The probability that she gets audited no more than 2 times is ________.

TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media. -Referring to Table 5-3, the probability of no retransmissions is ________.

TABLE 5-3 The following table contains the probability distribution for X = the number of retransmissions necessary to successfully transmit a 1024K data package through a double satellite media. -Referring to Table 5-3, the mean or expected value for the number of retransmissions is ________.

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The variance of the number that prefer brand C is ________.

In a game called Taxation and Evasion, a player rolls a pair of dice. If on any turn the sum is 7, 11, or 12, the player gets audited. Otherwise, she avoids taxes. Suppose a player takes 5 turns at rolling the dice. The expected number of times she will be audited is ________.

Suppose that past history shows that 60% of college students prefer Brand C cola. A sample of 5 students is to be selected. The probability that at most 2 prefer brand C is ________.