Question

2. Suppose a hurricane hits south Florida in any given year with probability 0.2. Describe the distribution of the following random variables, including both the name of the distribution and the parameters (such as X~Bernoulli(0.4)). (2 points each)

a.Let X be the number of years until the next hurricane hits South Florida.

b.Let X be the number of hurricanes that will hit south Florida in the next 10 years.

c.Let X indicate whether a hurricane will hit south Florida in 2020.

d.Let X indicate whether south Florida will avoid getting a hurricane in 2020.

Answer 1