SOLUTION: Assume that 17% of people are left-handed. If we select 5 people at random, find the probability of each outcome described below, rounded to four decimal places: a. There are some

Question 1152881: Assume that 17% of people are left-handed. If we select 5 people at random, find the probability of each outcome described below, rounded to four decimal places:
a. There are some lefties (≥1) among the 5 people.
b. There are exactly 3 lefties in the group.
c. There are at least 4 lefties in the group.
d. There are no more than 2 lefties in the group.
e. How many lefties do you expect?
f. With what standard deviation?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            It is a binomial distribution type problem.

            I will use a Technology to solve it quickly.

            I will use the Excel standard function BINOM.DIST to facilitate calculations.
            It has the analogue --- the standard function binompdf in pocket calculators TI-83 and TI-84.

(a)  P =  = 1 -  = 1 - BINOM.DIST(0,5,0.2,FALSE) = 0.67232.



(b)  P =  = BINOM.DIST(3,5,0.2,FALSE) = 0.0512.



(c)  P =  = 1 -  = 1 - BINOM.DIST(3,5,0.2,TRUE) = 0.00672.



(d)  P =  = BINOM.DIST(2,5,0.2,TRUE) = 0.94208.

On Excel function BINOM.DIST, see its description everywhere, for example
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/binom-dist-function-c5ae37b6-f39c-4be2-94c2-509a1480770c

On binompdf function for pocket calculators TI-83 and TI-84 see the link
http://users.rowan.edu/~schultzl/ti/binomial.pdf

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- How to calculate Binomial probabilities using Technology
- Solving problems on Binomial distribution with Technology
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