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Assignment# 01: ES-202, Sec B, C, D

This document contains 14 multi-part probability questions with solutions. It appears to be a homework assignment for a statistics or probability course, as it covers a range of probability concepts and calculations including sample statistics, combinations, conditional probability, binomial probability, and more. The deadline for completing the assignment is March 18, 2021.

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Assignment# 01: ES-202, Sec B, C, D

This document contains 14 multi-part probability questions with solutions. It appears to be a homework assignment for a statistics or probability course, as it covers a range of probability concepts and calculations including sample statistics, combinations, conditional probability, binomial probability, and more. The deadline for completing the assignment is March 18, 2021.

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Assignment# 01

ES-202, Sec B, C,D


Deadline: 18/03/2021

1. The following measurements were recorded for the drying time, in hours, of a certain brand
of latex paint. 3.4 2.5 4.8 2.9 3.6 2.8 3.3 5.6 3.7 2.8 4.4 4.0 5.2 3.0 4.8 Assume that the
measurements are a simple random sample.
(a) What is the sample size for the above sample?
15
(b) Calculate the sample mean for these data.
284/75
(c) Calculate the sample median.
3.6
(d) Find the sample variance and standard deviation.
Var=.943, SD=.971
2. A certain brand of shoes comes in 5 different styles, with each style available in 4 distinct
colors. If the store wishes to display pairs of these shoes showing all of its various styles and
colors, how many different pairs will the store have on display?
20
3. In how many different ways can a true-false test consisting of 9 questions be answered?
512
4. A drug for the relief of asthma can be purchased from 5 different manufacturers in liquid,
tablet, or capsule form, all of which come in regular and extra strength. How many different
ways can a doctor prescribe the drug for a patient suffering from asthma?
30
5. In a poker hand consisting of 5 cards, find the probability of holding
(a) 3 aces;
94/54145
(b) 4 hearts and 1 club.
143/39984
6. If 3 books are picked at random from a shelf containing 5 novels, 3 books of poems, and a
dictionary, what is the probability that
(a) the dictionary is selected?
1/3
(b) 2 novels and 1 book of poems are selected?
5/14
7. In a high school graduating class of 100 students, 54 studied mathematics, 69 studied
physics, and 35 studied both mathematics and physics. If one of these students is selected at
random,
a) Find the probability that the student took mathematics or physics;
22/25
b) Find the probability that the student did not take either of these subjects;
3/25
c) Find the probability that the student took physics but not mathematics.
17/50
8. A certain computer becomes inoperable if both the two components A and B fail. If the
probability that A fails is 0.01, the probability that B fails is 0.005 and the probability that B
fails if A has failed is 0.015:
a) Calculate the probability that the computer becomes inoperable.
.00015
b) Find the probability that A will fail if B has failed.
.03
9. A system can experience two types of defects. Let Ai, (i = 1; 2) denote the event that the
system has a defect of type i. Suppose that P(A1) = 0.5; P(A2) = 0.6; P(A1A2) = 0.9
a) What is the probability that the system has both type 1 and type 2 defects?
.2
b) What is the probability that there are no defects?
.1
c) Given that the system has at least one type of defect, what is the probability that it has
exactly one type of defect?
.778
10. On my drive to work along the usual route, there is a probability of 0.4 that I have to stop at a
signal light at 17th street and a probability of 0.5 that I have to stop at the light at 5th street,
and a probability of 0.6 that I have to stop at least at one of these two streets.
a) What is the probability that I have to stop at both signals?
.3
b) What is the probability that I have to stop at the second but not at the first?
.2
c) What is the probability that I have to stop at exactly one of the two signals?
.3
11. In a binary communication system, a 0 or 1 is transmitted. Because of channel noise, a 0 can
be received as a 1 and vice versa. Let m0 and m1 denote the events of transmitting 0 and 1,
respectively. Let r0 and r1 denote the events of receiving 0 and 1, respectively. Suppose that
70% of all bits sent from the transmitter are 1s (and only 30% are 0’s). Let P(r1/m0) = 0.1,
and P(r0/m1) = 0.2.
a) What is the probability that a 1 is received by the receiver?
.59
b) If a 0 was received, what is the probability that a 0 was sent?
.658
c) If a 1 was received, what is the probability that a 1 was sent?
.949
d) Calculate the probability that the transmitted signal is correctly read at the receiver.
.83
12. A computer system uses passwords that contain exactly eight characters, and each character
is one of 26 lowercase letters (a–z) or 26 uppercase letters (A–Z) or 10 integers (0–9). Let W
denote the set of all possible passwords, and let A and B denote the events that consist of
passwords with only letters or only integers, respectively. Suppose that all passwords in W
are equally likely.
a) Determine the probability of A
.2448
b) Determine the probability of B
.458*10^-6
c) Determine the probability that a password contains at least 1 integer.
.7552
d) Determine the probability that a password contains exactly 2 integers.
.254
13. The probability that the head of a household is home when a telemarketing representative calls is 0.4.
Given that the head of the house is home, the probability that goods will be bought from the company
is 0.3. Find the probability that the head of the house is home and goods are bought from the
company.
.12
b) The probability that a doctor correctly diagnoses a particular illness is 0.7. Given that the doctor
makes an incorrect diagnosis, the probability that the patient files a lawsuit is 0.9. What is the
probability that the doctor makes an incorrect diagnosis and the patient sues?
.27

14. In 1970, 11% of Americans completed four years of college; 43% of them were women. In 1990,
22% of Americans completed four years of college; 53% of them were women (Time, Jan. 19, 1996).
(a) Given that a person completed four years of college in 1970, what is the probability that the
person was a woman?
.43
(b) What is the probability that a woman finished four years of college in 1990?
.12
(c) What is the probability that a man had not finished college in 1990?
.90

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