Question

(1 point) A biologist captures 24 grizzly bears during the spring, and fits each with a radio collar. At the end of summer, the biologist is to observe 15 grizzly bears from a helicopter, and count the number that are radio collared. This count is represented by the random variable ?X.  

Suppose there are 113 grizzly bears in the population.

(a) What is the probability that of the 15 grizzly bears observed, 3 had radio collars? Use four decimals in your answer.

?(?=3)=P(X=3)=

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(b) Find the probability that between 3 and 8 (inclusive) of the 15 grizzly bears observed were radio collared?

?(3≤?≤8)=P(3≤X≤8)=

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(use four decimals)

(c) How many of the 15 grizzly bears observe from the helicopter does the biologist expect to be radio-collared? Provide the standard deviation as well.

?(?)=E(X)=

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(use two decimals)

??(?)=SD(X)=

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(d) The biologist gets back from the helicopter observation expedition, and was asked the question: How many radio collared grizzly bears did you see? The biologist cannot remember exactly, so responds " somewhere between 4 and 8 (inclusive) ".

Given this information, what is the probability that the biologist saw 7 radio-collared grizzly bears?

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Answer 1

There is a total of 113 grizzly bears

24 grizzly bears were captured during the spring and fit each with a radio collar

The proportion of grizzly bears with a radio collar is

n = 15 grizzly bears will be observed.

This can be solved using the binomial distribution

a) the probability that of the 15 grizzly bears observed, 3 had radio collars

b) the probability that between 3 and 8 (inclusive) of the 15 grizzly bears observed were radio-collared =

c)

d)

Given the information, the probability that the biologist saw 7 radio-collared grizzly bears is