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X is a binomial random variable that counts the number of students out of 10 that have an IQ greater than 148. The probability of success is 0.02. We expect 0.2 students to have an IQ greater than 148. The binomial probability mass function is used to calculate the probability of exactly 1 student or more than 2 students having an IQ greater than 148.

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Worksheet: Week 4: NAME

X is a binomial random variable that counts the number of students out of 10 that have an IQ greater than 148. The probability of success is 0.02. We expect 0.2 students to have an IQ greater than 148. The binomial probability mass function is used to calculate the probability of exactly 1 student or more than 2 students having an IQ greater than 148.

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NAME__________________________

Worksheet: Week 4
1. The probability of finding a student with an IQ larger than 148 is 0.02. 10 students get their IQ
measured. Let X be the random variable that counts the number of students with IQ greater than
148.
a) Can we say that X is a binomial random variable? (Discuss the relevant conditions.)

b) Determine the probability of success, the number of trials, and the outcomes of X

c) How many students with IQ greater than 148 do we expect to find among the 10 students?

d) Write down the formula for computing P(X=x) for a general x.

e) Use the applet you find at the address http://homepage.stat.uiowa.edu/~mbognar/applets/bin.html


to write down the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of X

f) Use the CDF to compute P(X=1) and P(X>2), give details of your computations

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