Stratford University

Mathematic 310-Statistics
Module 3 Assesment

Classify the following random variable according to whether it is discrete or continuous. ( 2 points each)
1) the number of bottles of juice sold in a cafeteria during lunch

2) the heights of the bookcases in a school library

3) the cost of a road atlas

4) the pressure of water coming out of a fire hose

5) the speed of a car on a New York tollway during rush hour traffic

6) the number of pills in an aspirin bottle

Provide an appropriate response. (4 points each)

7) Given the table of probabilities for the random variable x, does this form a probability distribution? Answer
Yes or No, and give a reason for your answer.

x 5 10 15 20
P(x) 0.10 -0.30 0.50 0.70

8) Given the table of probabilities for the random variable x, does this form a probability distribution? Answer
Yes or No, and give a reason for your answer.

x 0 1 2 3 4
P(x) 0.02 0.07 0.22 0.27 0.42

Assume that a researcher randomly selects 14 newborn babies and counts the number of girls selected, x. The
probabilities corresponding to the 14 possible values of x are summarized in the given table. Answer questions 9-14
using the table. ( 2 points each)

Probabilities of Girls
x(girls) P(x) x(girls) P(x) x(girls) P(x)
0 0.000 5 0.122 10 0.061
1 0.001 6 0.183 11 0.022
2 0.006 7 0.209 12 0.006
3 0.022 8 0.183 13 0.001
4 0.061 9 0.122 14 0.000

9) Find the probability of selecting exactly 8 girls.

10) Find the probability of selecting exactly 5 girls.

11) Find the probability of selecting exactly 4 girls.

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 12) Find the probability of selecting 9 or more girls.

13) Find the probability of selecting 12 or more girls.

14) Find the probability of selecting 2 or more girls.

Provide an appropriate response. ( 4 points each)

15) In a game, you have a 1/36 probability of winning $85 and a 35/36 probability of losing $4. What is your
expected value?

16) A contractor is considering a sale that promises a profit of $26,000 with a probability of 0.7 or a loss (due to
bad weather, strikes, and such) of $8000 with a probability of 0.3. What is the expected profit?

Provide an appropriate response. Round to the nearest hundredth. ( 5 points each)

17) The random variable x is the number of houses sold by a realtor in a single month at the Sendsom's Real
Estate Office. Its probability distribution is as follows. Find the Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation of
the given probability distribution (5 points each)

Houses Sold (x) Probability P(x)

0 0.24
1 0.01
2 0.12
3 0.16
4 0.01
5 0.14
6 0.11
7 0.21

Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why. ( 4 points
each)
18) Rolling a single die 26 times, keeping track of the numbers that are rolled.

19) Rolling a single die 53 times, keeping track of the "fives" rolled.

20) Choosing 5 people (without replacement) from a group of 40 people, of which 15 are women, keeping track
of the number of men chosen.

Assume that a procedure yields a binomial distribution with a trial repeated n times. Use the binomial probability
formula to find the probability of x successes given the probability p of success on a single trial. Round to three
decimal places. Show all steps to get maximum credit ( 7 points)
21) n = 5, x = 2, p = 0.70

Provide an appropriate response( Hint: Binomial Distribution). 5 points each

22) Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the
probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine girls in ten births.

23) The probability that an individual has 20-20 vision is 0.17. In a class of 68 students, what is the probability of
finding five people with 20-20 vision?

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 24) A quiz consists of 10 multiple choice questions, each with five possible answers, one of which is correct. To
pass the quiz a student must get 60% or better on the quiz. If a student randomly guesses, what is the
probability that the student will pass the quiz?

Find the mean, µ, variance( σ2 ) , and standard deviation( σ) , for the binomial distribution which has the stated values
of n and p. Round answer to the nearest tenth. ( 12 points )
25) n = 38; p = 0.2

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability. ( 4 points each)
26) If the random variable x has a Poisson Distribution with mean µ = 3, find the probability that x = 5.

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27) A help desk receives an average of four calls per hour on its toll-free number. For any given hour, find the
probability that it will receive exactly six calls. Use the Poisson distribution.

Provide an appropriate response.

28) The number of traffic accidents that occur on a particular stretch of road during a month follows a Poisson
distribution with a mean of 7.2. Find the probability that less than three accidents will occur next month on
this stretch of road.

29) A small life insurance company has determined that on the average it receives 3 death claims per day. Find
the probability that the company receives at least seven death claims on a randomly selected day.

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Answer Key
Testname: TEST3- POBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS_SUMMER_2019

1) discrete
2) continuous
3) discrete
4) continuous
5) continuous
6) discrete
7) No
8) Yes
9) 0.183
10) 0.122
11) 0.061
12) 0.212
13) 0.007
14) 0.999
15) -$1.53
16) $15,800
17) σ = 2.62
18) Not binomial: there are more than two outcomes for each trial.
19) Procedure results in a binomial distribution.
20) Not binomial: the trials are not independent.
21) 0.132
22) 0.010
23) 0.012
24) 0.006
25) µ = 7.6
26) 0.10082
27) 0.1042
28) 0.025474
29) Let x = the number of death claims received per day.
Then x is a Poisson random variable with λ = 3.

P(x ≥ 7) = 1 - P(x ≤ 6) = 0.033509