In: Statistics and Probability
An urn contains six white balls and four black balls. Two balls are randomly selected from the urn. Let X represent the number of black balls selected.
(a) Identify the probability distribution of X. State the values of the parameters corresponding to this distribution.
(b) Compute P(X = 0), P(X = 1), and P(X = 2).
(c) Consider a game of chance where you randomly select two balls from the urn. You then win $2 for every black ball selected and lose $1 for every white ball selected. Let Y represent the total amount won. Represent the probability distribution of Y as a probability table.
(d) Find the mean and standard deviation of Y. Would you play this game? Explain.