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Set 4 Discrete Probability Distributions

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Question 1

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Use the following distribution for the next questions. A graduate student in
exercise science surveyed undergraduate students' weekly exercise habits. The
following distribution gives the probability values for x, the number of days an
undergraduate student exercised per week.
-Identify the random variable Use the following distribution for the next questions. A graduate student in exercise science surveyed undergraduate students' weekly exercise habits. The following distribution gives the probability values for x, the number of days an undergraduate student exercised per week. -Identify the random variable   for the exercise science distribution. for the exercise science distribution.

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The number of days a...

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Question 2

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Use the following probability distribution for the next questions. Biologists
researching a certain type of hawk, Accipiter spp., found the following probability
values for x, the number of offspring.
-Find the mean of the proba Use the following probability distribution for the next  questions. Biologists researching a certain type of hawk, Accipiter spp., found the following probability values for x, the number of offspring. -Find the mean of the proba   bility distribution for offspring of Accipiter spp. bility distribution for offspring of Accipiter spp.

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Question 3

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Use the following binomial distribution for the next questions. A doctor knows
from experience that 10% of the patients to whom she gives a certain medication
will experience undesirable side effects. Assume the doctor gives medication to the
next 12 patients.
-Find the mean from the binomial distribution for the medication.

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