744 Answered Questions for the topic Probability & Statistics

Probability & Statistics Statistics Probability Math Help

03/20/16

Math Homework Help!! Permutations, Combinations,Counting Techniques

There are 10 puppies. 6 are male, 4 are female. If you pick 3 puppies at random, what is the probability they will all be the same gender?
Probability & Statistics

03/14/16

What is the number of possible outcomes if three quarters are tossed and the total numbers of heads and tails are counted?

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8
Probability & Statistics

03/14/16

If the probability of rain on any given day is .2 what is the probability that it will rain 2 days in a week?

If the probability of rain on any given day is .2 what is the probability that it will rain 2 days in a week?
Probability & Statistics

03/07/16

Suppose you tossed a die six times. What is the probability of getting exactly three fours

Probability 
Probability & Statistics Probability

03/04/16

probability question

Probability of stopping at first traffic light is 0.7 and the probability of stopping at 2nd traffic light is 0.4. what is the probability of stopping at a)both light b) none of the traffic light   more
Probability & Statistics

03/03/16

You roll two six sided dice. What is the probability that you will roll an even the first time and a 5 on the second roll?

 You roll two six sided dice.  What is the probability that you will roll an even the first time and a 5 on the second roll?
Probability & Statistics

03/01/16

Figuring out which payment plan is the best and why

you have been paying a delivery service $6 per week to make regular deliveries to your house. One week, just to make things interesting, you offer the service a new payment plan. Each week, you... more
Probability & Statistics Statistics Statistics Question

02/24/16

Statistics Question: Cholesterol levels are normally distributed with a mean of 170 and a SD of 30.

Find the probability a randomly selected individual has a cholesterol level greater than 225.    The answer is = 0.0336 But i am not sure how to find this answer. 
Probability & Statistics Statistics Statistics Question

02/24/16

Statistics Question: (1) The weight of a sperm whale's brain is NORMALLY Distributed with a mean of 15.5

pounds and a standard deviation of 3.6 pounds. What is the probability that a randomly selected sperm whale has a brain that weighs between 10- 20 pounds?    (2) Same question but what is the... more
Probability & Statistics Statistics

02/23/16

Statistics Question: The % of UCF students that have taken an online course is 40%

In a random survey of 10 UCF students, what is the probability that two or fewer have taken an online course?    The answer is = 0.167 I just am not sure how to get this answer. 
Probability & Statistics

02/23/16

Probability questions

The sales force of business consists of 10 men and 10 women. A production unit of 5 people is set up at random.a) what is the probability that it will consist of 2 men and 3 women?b) what is the... more
Probability & Statistics

02/23/16

he mean number of hours a team of doctors take on an individual operation is 3.1 hours. Assuming the standard deviation is 0.5 hours.

The mean number of hours a team of doctors take on an individual operation is 3.1 hours.Assuming the standard deviation is 0.5 hours. Find probability that any team of doctorswill spend less than... more
Probability & Statistics

02/22/16

In one town, 45% of all voters are Democratic if two voters are randomly selected for a survey, find the probability that both are Democrats.

Im not sure how to put this into an equation. I do not know which rule to utilize. 
Probability & Statistics Statistics/probabilitg

02/22/16

statistics and probability question.

in a batch of 8,000 clock radios 6% are defective. a sample of 5 clock radios is randomly selected without replacement from the 8,000 and tested. the entire batch will be rejected if at least one... more
Probability & Statistics

02/21/16

probability and statistics

You toss independently a fair coin and you count the number of tosses until the first tail appears. If this number is n, you receive 2n dollars. What is the expected amount that you will receive?... more
Probability & Statistics

02/18/16

A pair of 6 sided dice are tossed. What is the probability that at least one of the dice has a value greater than or equal to 4?

We are working on probability in statistics right now and I can't seem to get the right answer on our homework for this question. 
Probability & Statistics

02/10/16

sample distribution

Given X follows a N(mean= 40, standard deviation= 36) distribution, find the value of x that has 0.45 ofthe area to the left. That is, find P(X less than or = x) = 0.45 Thanks in advance for your... more
Probability & Statistics

02/10/16

Probability of 6 yellow and 3 reds balls

Suppose we have a box that contains 6 yellow and 3 red balls. Suppose we draw 2balls with replacement from the box.   1. What is the probability that we draw 0 yellow balls?2. What is the... more
Probability & Statistics

02/08/16

if 3 specific persons among 6 insist to be lined up , how many ways are possible

related to probability
Probability & Statistics Math Statistics Question Math Word Problem

02/02/16

Probability and Statistics Question

There are 45 green and 55 red Christmas ornaments in a box that you cannot see into. Imagine that you have to choose an ornament and then place it back into the box.a) What is the probability of... more
Probability & Statistics

01/31/16

Probabilities

Heights of Women   In a survey of U.S. women, the heights in the 20 –29 age group were normally distributed, with a mean of 64.2 inches and a standard deviation  of  2.9  inches.  Find  the... more
Probability & Statistics

01/31/16

Probabilities

ACT Math Scores   In a recent year, the ACT  scores for the math portion of the test were normally distributed, with a mean of 21.1 and a standard deviation of 5.3. Find the probability that a... more
Probability & Statistics

01/31/16

Probabilities

The amounts of time per workout an athlete uses a stairclimber are normally distributed, with a mean of 20 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly... more
Probability & Statistics

01/30/16

given that the set k = {a,b,c,d,e,f}

given that the set k = {a,b,c,d,e,f} How many subsets of K contain exactly 4 elements? How many subsets of K contain at least 5 elements?

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