8,918 Answered Questions for the topic statistics

Statistics Probability

02/09/23

Probability and net profit

Suppose you are playing a game. The random variable, Y, represents your net profit in dollars. The probability distribution of Y is as follows. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places, if... more
Statistics

02/09/23

Suppose a lab is developing a robust new test to look for diabetes in children. If a child actually has diabetes, the probability that the test will be positive is 84%, indicating they have diabetes.

 If the child does not have diabetes, the probability that the test will be positive is 10%. Suppose 5.6% of all children actually have diabetes. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places, if... more
Statistics

02/09/23

You decide to start taking coins out of your piggy bank. Currently, your piggy bank has 43 coins, of which 14 are toonies and 8 are loonies.

Suppose that when you take a coin out, you do not put it back in the piggy bank; you are picking coins without replacement. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places, if needed.)a) What is the... more
Statistics

02/09/23

A manufacturer produces items with a rectangular base. Let random variables denote the respective length (X) and width (Y) of the rectangle (in cm)

Suppose X and Y are independent with the following parameter values.E(X) = 5, Var(X) = 0.19, E(Y) = 6, Var(Y) = 0.35The perimeter is then defined as 2X + 2Y.(Round your answers to 4 decimal places,... more
Statistics

02/08/23

What is the probability of a disaster occurring?

You have 11 cards (2 - 12) and 2 dice (6-sided) you draw 3 cards randomly and roll the dice. What is the probability of the sum of the 2 dice equaling any one of the three cards causing a disaster?
Statistics Math

02/08/23

If there really were 8 vanilla and 11 peanut butter candies in the​ box, what is the probability that you would have picked 2 vanillas in a​ row?

Someone hands you a box of 19 chocolate-covered candies, telling you that 8 are vanilla creams and the rest are peanut butter. You pick candies at random and discover the first 2 you eat are all... more
Statistics Probability

02/08/23

What would the height need to be for this curve to be a density curve?1/8 or 1/12, 0r 1/20, or 1

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Statistics Probability

02/08/23

Please help me solve this in order for me to understand!

In a certain breed of cattle, the length of gestation has a mean of 284 days and a standard deviation of 5.5 days. Thirty-four percent of gestation periods are longer than how many days, rounded to... more
Statistics Math

02/08/23

Find the probability

Assume that when adults with smartphones are randomly​ selected, 37​% use them in meetings or classes. If 9 adult smartphone users are randomly​ selected, find the probability that exactly 6 of... more
Statistics

02/06/23

Is a measure of 22 inches​ "far away" from a mean of 16 inches? As someone with knowledge of​ statistics, you answer​ "it depends" and request the standard deviation of the underlying data.

Is a measure of 22 inches​ "far away" from a mean of 16 inches? As someone with knowledge of​ statistics, you answer​ "it depends" and request the standard deviation of the underlying data.​(a)... more
Statistics

02/06/23

math 146 Statistics

According to the U.S. Census​ Bureau, the mean of the commute time to work for a resident of Louisville, Kentucky is 23.9 minutes. Assume that the standard deviation of the commute time is 5.2... more
Statistics

02/06/23

need help please

About 9% of the population has a particular genetic mutation. 300 people are randomly selected.Find the standard deviation for the number of people with the genetic mutation in such groups of 300.... more
Statistics

02/05/23

Normal distributions

About _% of the area under the curve of the standard normal distribution is outside the interval z=[-1.68,1.68] (or beyond 1.68 standard deviations of the mean.)
Statistics

02/04/23

I need help solving this math problem

Assume that the readings at freezing on a batch of thermometers are normally distributed with a mean of 0°C and a standard deviation of 1.00°C. A single thermometer is randomly selected and tested.... more
Statistics Elementary Math

02/03/23

Math 118 (statistics)

Suppose that water usages in American showers are normally distributed, with an average shower using 15.7 gallons, and a standard deviation of 3.2 gallons. Estimate the percentage of showers that... more
Statistics

02/03/23

For a standard normal distribution, find:

P(z < c) = 0.7522Find c rounded to two decimal places.

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