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Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions

Question 1
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If a fair die is rolled five times, what is the probability that a "6" will appear exactly twice?

Question 2
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In determining whether a new drug successfully treats more than half its patients, researchers are concerned with Type I error; if they set α\alphaα to be extremely small to protect against this error, what unintended consequence might occur?

Question 3
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For a basketball player with a free throw success rate of 80%, calculate the likelihood that he makes at most two free throws out of ten attempts.

Question 4
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A basketball player has a free throw success rate of 70%; what is the probability that she will make at least one free throw out of five attempts?

Question 5
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What's the standard deviation for number of heads when flipping a fair coin ten times?

Question 6
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If a survey consists of five yes-or-no questions, each answered independently, what is the probability that exactly three questions will be answered with yes if the probability of saying yes is each time?

Question 7
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Which of the following is an example of estimating a probability distribution with a simulation?

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Question 8
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The probability of success in a binomial setting is 0.8. What is the probability of failure?

Question 9
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What is the binomial distribution formula, where n is the number of trials, x is the number of successes, and p is the probability of success?

Question 10
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On a game show, contestants have a 14% chance of winning a prize each time they play. If a contestant plays 100 times, what is the probability that he or she will win 15 times?