In: Statistics and Probability
The probability that a patient with a heart attack dies of the attack is 4%. Suppose we have 4 patients who suffer a heart attack
a) what is the probability that 2 will survive?
b) what is the probability that all will die?
c) what is the probability that less than 3 will survive?
d) what is the probability that all will survive?
Given:
The probability that patient will die
p(die)= 0.04
The probability that patient will survive is
p(survive) = 1-0.04 = 0.96
Number of patient, n = 4
Here X has binomial distribution
X ~ Binomial (n,p)
Therefore
a) The probability that 2 will survive is 0.0088
b) The probability that all will die is 0.0000
c) The probability that less than 3 will survive is 0.0091
d) The probability that all will survive is 0.8493