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Determine whether or not a probability distribution is given. If a probability distribution is given, find its mean and standard deviation. If a probability distribution is not given, identify the requirements that are not satisfied.
a) Genetic Disorder Three males with an X-linked genetic disorder have one child each. The random variable x is the number of children among the three who inherit the X-linked genetic disorder.
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.125 |
|
1 |
0.375 |
|
2 |
0.375 |
|
3 |
0.125 |
b) Caffeine Nation In the accompanying table, the random variable x represents the number of cups or cans of caffeinated beverages consumed by Americans each day (based on data from the National Sleep Foundation).
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.22 |
|
1 |
0.16 |
|
2 |
0.21 |
|
3 |
0.16 |
c) Overbooked Flights Air America has a policy of routinely overbooking flights. The random variable x represents the number of passengers who cannot be boarded because there are more passengers than seats (based on data from an IBM research paper by Lawrence, Hong, and Cherrier).
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.051 |
|
1 |
0.141 |
|
2 |
0.274 |
|
3 |
0.331 |
|
4 |
0.187 |
d) Eye Color Groups of five babies are randomly selected. In each group, the random variable x is the number of babies
with green eyes (based on data from a study by Dr. Sorita Soni at Indiana University). (The symbol denotes a positive probability value that is very small.)
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.528 |
|
1 |
0.360 |
|
2 |
0.098 |
|
3 |
0.013 |
|
4 |
0.001 |
|
5 |
0+ |
e) American Televisions In the accompanying table, the random variable x represents the number of televisions in a household in the United States (based on data from Frank N. Magid Associates).
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.02 |
|
1 |
0.15 |
|
2 |
0.29 |
|
3 |
0.26 |
|
4 |
0.16 |
|
5 |
0.12 |
f) TV Ratings In a study of television ratings, groups of 6 U.S. households are randomly selected. In the accompanying table, the random variable x represents the number of households among 6 that are tuned to 60 Minutes during the time that the show is broadcast (based on data from Nielsen Media Research).
|
x |
P (x) |
|
0 |
0.539 |
|
1 |
0.351 |
|
2 |
0.095 |
|
3 |
0.014 |
|
4 |
0.001 |
|
5 |
0+ |
|
6 |
0+ |
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