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This document provides 16 tutorial problems involving various probability distributions including binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions. The problems cover calculating probabilities, means, variances, and standard deviations for these distributions. They also involve finding probabilities of events for different sample sizes and distribution parameters.

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Tutorial 13

This document provides 16 tutorial problems involving various probability distributions including binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions. The problems cover calculating probabilities, means, variances, and standard deviations for these distributions. They also involve finding probabilities of events for different sample sizes and distribution parameters.

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TUTORIAL 13 : THE BINOMIAL, POISSON AND NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

TUTORIAL 5 SPECIAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

1. An unbiased octahedron dice, numbered 1,2,3 …..8 are thrown. X (the random
variable) is the number obtained. Find:

a. The probability distribution function and sketch the graph


b. Mean of the function
c. Variance of the fuction
d. Standard deviation of the function

2. Six coins are tossed. Find the probability that there are:
a. Not more than four heads
b. At least two heads

3. In a local youth group the expected number of people who can play a musical
instrument is 4 and the variance is 3.2 . Find the probability that:

a. Five people can play a musical instrument


b. Less then six people can play a musical instrument.

4. If X  Po(5.5) , find :
(a) P(X ≤ 7) (b) P(X  0) (c) P(X ≤ 11) (d) P(X ≤ 3)
(e) mode

5. Find the values of a,b,c and d given that X  Po(2.5) :


(a) P(X ≤ a) = 0.8912 (b) P(X  b) = 0.5438
(c) P(X ≤ c) = 0.9997 (d) P(X  d) = 0.0420

6. The number of swimming accidents per week at a particular stretch of coastline is a


Poisson variable with parameter 3.

(i) Find the probability that in any one week chosen at random exactly two swimming
accidents occur

(ii) Find the probability that in any four-week period there are fewer than four
swimming accidents.

7. a)If X ~ B (500, 0.002), find

i) P (X = 0)
ii) P (X = 1)
iii) P (X = 4)

(b) If X ~ B (200, 0.06), find

i) P (X < 20)
ii) P (X  5)
8. The number of bacteria in one millilitre of a liquid is known to follow a Poisson
distribution with mean 3. Find the probability that one milliliter sample will contain
no bacteria. If 100 samples are taken, find the probability that at most ten will contain
no bacteria (Use a Poisson approximation and give your answer to the first correct to
3 decimal point )

9. A continuous random variable Y has uniform distribution in interval [1, 8]. Find :
(a) mean and variance of Y
(b) P(2  Y  5)
(c) P(Y  3)
Therefore, sketch the graph for probability density function of Y

10. X ~ N ( 10, 4 ). Find the range of X values in which you would expect to find the
middle
a. 68%
b. 95%
c. 99.7%

11. The mass, M grams, of a batch of commerative coins is such that


M ~ N ( 50, 9 ). Each coin is weighed individually before packaging and will be
rejected if its mass is less than 47g. What percentage of coins would you expect to be
rejected ?

12. Find the following probabilities


a) If X ~ N ( 5 , 1 ) , find P ( X <6.5 )
b) If X ~ N ( 65 , 81 ) , find P ( 53 < X < 72 )
c) If X ~ N ( 25 , 25 ) , find P ( 19 < X < 24 )

13. The scores , X , in a Mathematics Competition are such that X ~ N ( 80 , 20 ). Find :

a) The probability that Ali, a student chosen at random, scores between 75 and
90 on the test.
b) The probability that Erica, a student chosen at random, scores less than 72.
c) The probability that Intan, a student chosen at random, scores more than 85,
given that she scored less than 90.
d) The score needed to obtain a high Distinction Certificate, if those are awarded
to the top 8 % of the students.

14. If X  B( 200,0.7), use the normal approximation to find


a. P(X ≥ 130)
b. P(136 ≤ X < 148)
c. P( X < 142)
d. P( X > 152)
e. P( 141 < X < 146).

15. 10% of the chocolates produced in a factory are mis-shapes. In a sample of 1000
chocolates find the probability that the number of mis-shapes is
a. less than 80
b. between 90 and 115 inclusive
c. 120 or more.

16. Show that the probability of a total of seven when two fair dice are tossed is 1/6. A
pair of fair dice tossed 100 times and the total observed on each occasion. What is the
probability of getting more than 25 seven ? How many tosses would be required in
order that the probability of getting at least one seven is 0.9 or more?

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