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Discrete distributions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a probability distribution, P(0) = 0.05, P(1) = 0.1, P(2) = 0.25, P(3) = 0.2, P(4) = 0.3 and P(5) = 0.1. What is P(X > 3)?

a)

0.1

b)

0.3

c)

0.4

d)

0.6

2.

For a random distribution, P(X) = nCx(6, x) 0.75x 0.256 - x. What is P(2)?

a)

0.033

b)

0.099

c)

0.297

d)

0.890

3.

For a probability distribution, P(0) = 0.1, P(1) = 0.15, P(2) = 0.2, P(3) = 0.3, P(4) = 0.2 and P(5) = 0.1. What is E(X)?

a)

2

b)

2.25

c)

2.5

d)

2.75

4.

For a probability distribution, P(0) = 0.1, P(1) = 0.15, P(2) = 0.2, P(3) = 0.3, P(4) = 0.2 and P(5) = 0.1. What is Var(X), rounded to 2 decimal places?

a)

1.79

b)

3.25

c)

6.60

d)

9.35

5.

What is k for the probability distribution P(x) = (x3 + 1)/k for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4?

a)

35

b)

70

c)

105

d)

140

6.

For a random variable X following Poisson distribution, Lambda = 7. What is P(X > 5)?

a)

0.1730

b)

0.3007

c)

0.6993

d)

0.8270

7.

For a random variable X following Poisson distribution, Lambda = 10. What is the probability of X is at most 2?

a)

0.0005

b)

0.0028

c)

0.9972

d)

0.9995

8.

For a random variable X following Poisson distribution, Lambda = 4. What is P(X at least 2)?

a)

0.9084

b)

0.7619

c)

0.2381

d)

0.0916

9.

For a random variable X following Binomial distribution, n = 12, p = 0.8. What is P(X = 9)?

a)

0.0213

b)

0.7251

c)

0.4417

d)

0.2362

10.

For a random variable X following Binomial distribution, n = 10, p = 0.3. What is P(x < 4)?

a)

0.6496

b)

0.8497

c)

0.1503

d)

0.3504

11.

For a random variable X following Binomial distribution, n = 9, p = 0.7. What is P(x >= 6)?

a)

0.2703

b)

0.4628

c)

0.5372

d)

0.7297

12.

On average, 2 accidents occur every week at exit 123. What is the probability of more than 10 accidents in a 4-week period?

a)

0.3001

b)

0.2834

c)

0.1841

d)

0.1119

13.

3 bank robberies occur every month in a town in Brazil, what is the probability of less than 40 robberies in a year?

a)

0.7771

b)

0.7263

c)

0.2737

d)

0.2229

14.

2% of the Samsung phones are found with defective batteries. Of 10 phones tested, what is the probability that at most 1 found with defective batteries?

a)

0.0162

b)

0.1829

c)

0.8171

d)

0.9838

15.

Per the last census, 15% of the working women have 2 jobs. If 20 women in a community are chosen randomly, what is the probability that exactly 4 of them work 2 jobs?

a)

0.1821

b)

0.2293

c)

0.7707

d)

0.8179

16.

For a random variable X following Poisson distribution, Lambda = 3.1. What is P(x >= 2)?

a)

0.5988

b)

0.8153

c)

0.4012

d)

0.1847

17.

For a random variable X following Binomial distribution, n = 5, p = 0.6. What is P(x <= 3)?

a)

0.6826

b)

0.3174

c)

0.6630

d)

0.3370

18.

Sarah makes 3 spelling errors, on average, every 10 words, randomly and independently. In a 50-word extract, what is the probability of more than 20 spelling errors?

a)

0.9170

b)

0.8752

c)

0.0830

d)

0.0380

19.

Snowfall occurs randomly and independently in a Minnesota city during winter. On average, it snows twice a week. What is the probability of 5 snowfalls in 2 weeks?

a)

0.0361

b)

0.1563

c)

0.1755

d)

0.0842

20.

Traffic flow is traditionally modelled as a Poisson distribution. An engineer monitors the traffic flowing through an intersection with an average of 6 cars per minute. What is the probability of no cars through the intersection within 30 seconds?

a)

0.0498

b)

0.0025

c)

0.1503

d)

0.3679

21.

The sheriff’s office receives on average 9 calls every night. If a night is chosen at random what is the probability of receiving less than 3 calls?

a)

0.0043

b)

0.9938

c)

0.9957

d)

0.0062

22.

Number of births in a local hospital follows Poisson distribution with average 2.6 per day. What is the probability of at least 20 births in a week?

a)

0.2854

b)

0.3669

c)

0.6331

d)

0.7146

23.

A student takes 10 question quiz, with 5 options for each question. He needs to get 6 of them correct to pass the quiz. If he is sure about 4 of the answers, what is the probability of his passing the quiz?

a)

0.3446

b)

0.1028

c)

0.0170

d)

0.0064

24.

On average, 8 speeding tickets are issued by Officer Milton during his 12-hour duty. What is the probability him issuing at most 3 tickets during 6 pm to 9 pm?

a)

0.1429

b)

0.6767

c)

0.8571

d)

0.3233

25.

Approximately 12% of the high school students drop out without earning high school diploma. If 15 high school students are chosen, what is the probability of not more than 2 dropping out without high school diploma?

a)

0.2654

b)

0.4476

c)

0.5524

d)

0.7346