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2.4.1 Discrete distributions and the binomial

2.4.1 Discrete distributions and the binomial

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Question 1

The random variable X X\,X has the distribution X∼B(12,p)X \sim B(12, p)X∼B(12,p), and P(X=0)=0.0687P(X = 0) = 0.0687P(X=0)=0.0687 to 3 significant figures.

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Show that p=0.2p = 0.2p=0.2.

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b.

Hence find P(X≥3)P(X \ge 3)P(X≥3).

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c.

Find the variance of XXX.

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