a) Identify the appropriate type of probability distribution for the

Chardonnay Felix

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2021-09-21

a) Identify the appropriate type of probability distribution for the given data.
b) Find the probability of a student will have a good dream during final exam week.
c) Find the expected number of students should have bad dreams during final exam week.

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Brighton

Brighton

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a) The given information is that the researcher is interested in the number of good versus bad dreams that students have during final exam week.
Binomial probability distribution:
The binomial probability distribution of a random variable has only two possible outcomes.
Here, there are two possible outcomes (students have good dreams and students have bad dreams).
Thus, the appropriate type of probability distribution for the given data is binomial probability distribution.
b) The given information is that the outcomes are complementary and p is 0.62.
Here, the probability of a student will have a bad dream during final exam week (p) is 0.62.
Complementary probability:
The two outcomes A and B are complementary when p(A)+p(B)=1.
Let q be the probability of a student will have a good dream during final exam week.
By applying complementary probability, the probability of a student will have a good dream during final exam week is,
q=1p
=10.2
=0.38
Therefore, the probability of a student will have a good dream during final exam week is 0.38.
c) Calculation: The given information is that the number of students (n) is 50, p is 0.62.
Define the random variable x as the number of bad dreams recalled among students during a final exam week. Also, there are two possible outcomes (students have good dreams and students have bad dreams). Thus, x follows a binomial distribution.
Mean of binomial distribution:
μ=np
Thus, the mean is given by,
μ=(50)(0.62)
=31
Thus, the expected number of students should have bad dreams during final exam week is 31.

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