In: Statistics and Probability
CCA has stated in 2017 that 37.5 % of its students are first
generation college students.
Suppose you sample 15 CCA students and ask if they are first
generation college students or not, counting the number of first
generation students.
a. Create a binomial probability distribution (table) for this
situation.
(Report answers accurate to 4 decimal places.)
k | P(X = k) |
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15 |
a. What is the probability that 11 students or less are first
generation?
b. What is the probability that at least 7 students are first
generation ?
c. What is the probability that 4 students will be first
generation?
d. What is the probability that between 7-14 students are first
generation (inclusing 7 and 14)?
e. What is the probability that 7 students are NOT first
generation?
a) Binomial probability distribution (table) with parameters n=15 and p=0.375.
where P(X=k) = nCk pk (1-p)(n-k)
k | P(x=k) |
0 | 0.0009 |
1 | 0.0078 |
2 | 0.0328 |
3 | 0.0852 |
4 | 0.1534 |
5 | 0.2025 |
6 | 0.2025 |
7 | 0.1562 |
8 | 0.0937 |
9 | 0.0437 |
10 | 0.0157 |
11 | 0.0043 |
12 | 0.0009 |
13 | 0.0001 |
14 | 0.0000 |
15 | 0.0000 |
Total | 1.0000 |
a. What is the probability that 11 students or less are first generation?
Ans:Required probability =
b. What is the probability that at least 7 students are first
generation ?
Ans:Required probability =
c. What is the probability that 4 students will be first
generation?
Ans:Required probability =
d. What is the probability that between 7-14 students are first
generation (inclusing 7 and 14)?
Ans:Required probability =
e. What is the probability that 7 students are NOT first
generation?
Ans:Required probability =P( 7 students are NOT first generation)= 1-P( 7 students are first generation)