/*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} 2 The diagram below describes the ... [FREE SOLUTION] | 魅影直播

魅影直播

The diagram below describes the sample space of a particular experiment and events A and B .

  1. What is this type of diagram called?
  2. Suppose the sample points are equally likely. Find PAand PB.
  3. Suppose P1=P2=P3=P4=116and P5=P6=P7=P8=P9=P10=18 . Find PAand PB.

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. Venn Diagram
  2. PA=310andPB=410
  3. PA=516andPB=12

Step by step solution

01

Explaining the type of diagram given in the question

The diagram depicted in the question is a Venn diagram. The diagram uses circles to show relationships among various things. Here, one circle represents sample points in event A and the other represents sample points in event B.

02

Finding  PA and  PB

Given that the sample points are all equally likely,

P1=P2=P3=P4=P5=P6=P7=P8=P9=P10=110

Sample points lying in event A are 4, 5 and 6.

PA=P4+P5+P6PA=110+110+110PA=310

Sample points lying in event B are 5, 6, 7 and 8.

PB=P5+P6+P7+P8PB=110+110+110+110PB=410

Therefore, the PA=310 and PB=410.

03

Finding PA  and src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" role="math" localid="1649073820808" src="https://studysmarter-mediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/media/textbook-exercise-images/7b836d52-4c59-4ba4-b3b1-3ae96c45bcc1.svg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4OLDUDE42UZHAIET%2F20220530%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20220530T022715Z&X-Amz-Expires=90000&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c769ce3daa91036c8c0556bd6afd84739db874ba9dc92082a32da59326ce5fe6" src="https://studysmarter-mediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/media/textbook-exercise-images/7b836d52-4c59-4ba4-b3b1-3ae96c45bcc1.svg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4OLDUDE42UZHAIET%2F20220530%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20220530T022446Z&X-Amz-Expires=90000&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=d2dbe1f1915dec897529041a53a418744c12408130616aa34aac7ebd477d9a38" PB with the help of given equation

Given that,

P1=P2=P3=P4=116 and P5=P6=P7=P8=P9=P10=18

Sample points lying in event A are 4, 5 and 6:

PA=P4+P5+P6PA=116+18+18PA=516

Sample points lying in event B are 5, 6, 7 and 8:

PB=P5+P6+P7+P8PB=18+18+18+18PB=48PB=12

Therefore, thePA=516andPB=12.

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with 魅影直播!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

Simulate the experiment described in Exercise 3.7 using any five identically shaped objects, two of which are one colour and the three another colour. Mix the objects, draw two, record the results, and then replace the objects. Repeat the experiment a large number of times (at least 100). Calculate the proportion of time events A, B, and C occur. How do these proportions compare with the probabilities you calculated in Exercise 3.7? Should these proportions equal the probabilities? Explain.

Most likely coin-tossing sequence. In Parade Magazine鈥檚 (November 26, 2000) column 鈥淎sk Marilyn,鈥 the following question was posed: 鈥淚 have just tossed a [balanced] coin 10 times, and I ask you to guess which of the following three sequences was the result. One (and only one) of the sequences is genuine.鈥

(1) H HHHHHHHHH

(2) H H T T H T T H HH

(3) T TTTTTTTTT

  1. Demonstrate that prior to actually tossing the coins, thethree sequences are equally likely to occur.
  2. Find the probability that the 10 coin tosses result in all heads or all tails.
  3. Find the probability that the 10 coin tosses result in a mix of heads and tails.
  4. Marilyn鈥檚 answer to the question posed was 鈥淭hough the chances of the three specific sequences occurring randomly are equal . . . it鈥檚 reasonable for us to choose sequence (2) as the most likely genuine result.鈥 If you know that only one of the three sequences actually occurred, explain why Marilyn鈥檚 answer is correct. [Hint: Compare the probabilities in parts b and c.]

Male nannies. In a survey conducted by the International Nanny Association (INA) and reported on the INA Web site (www.nanny.org), 4,176 nannies were placed in a job in a given year. Only 24 of the nannies placed were men. Find the probability that a randomly selected nanny placed during the last year is a male nanny (a 鈥渕annie鈥).

Speeding linked to fatal car crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration鈥檚 National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), 鈥淪peeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to fatal traffic crashes鈥 (NHTSA Technical Report, August 2005). The probability that speeding is a cause of a fatal crash is .3. Furthermore, the probability that speeding and missing a curve are causes of a fatal crash is .12. Given speeding is a cause of a fatal crash, what is the probability that the crash occurred on a curve?

The outcomes of two variables are (Low, Medium, High) and (On, Off), respectively. An experiment is conducted in which the outcomes of each of the two variables are observed. The accompanying two-way table gives the probabilities associated with each of the six possible outcome pairs.

Low

Medium

High

On

.50

.10

.05

Off

.25

.07

.03

Consider the following events:

A: {On}

B: {Medium or on}

C: {Off and Low}

D: {High}

a. Find P (A).

b. Find P (B).

c. Find P (C).

d. Find P (D).

e. FindP(AC).

f. FindP(AB).

g. FindP(AB).

h. Consider each pair of events (A and B, A and C, A and D, B and C, B and D, C and D). List the pairs of events that are mutually exclusive. Justify your choices.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Math Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.