Let X be a binomial random variable with p=0.3 and

Elaina Conner

Elaina Conner

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2022-02-14

Let X be a binomial random variable with p=0.3 and n=15
What is P(X>9)?

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Nathan Huang

Nathan Huang

Beginner2022-02-15Added 15 answers

Step 1
Here we can use the cmf to solve, stated as
kn(n!k!(nk)!)pk(1p)nk
so now
k=1015(15!k!(15k)!)0.3k(10.3)15k
the answer is around 0.3%
intuitively if we only have a 0.3 probability then getting 10 or more out of 15 should be relatively impossible.

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