SOLUTION: Suppose that 5% of Americans are afraid of being alone in a house at night. If a random sample of 18 Americans is selected, find the following probability by using a binomial table
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Question 556814: Suppose that 5% of Americans are afraid of being alone in a house at night. If a random sample of 18 Americans is selected, find the following probability by using a binomial table. Give your final answer to three decimal places. There are exactly 4 people in the sample who are afraid of being alone at night.
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Suppose that 5% of Americans are afraid of being alone in a house at night. If a random sample of 18 Americans is selected, find the following probability by using a binomial table. Give your final answer to three decimal places. There are exactly 4 people in the sample who are afraid of being alone at night.
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Binomial Problem with n = 18 and p(afraid) = 0.05
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P(x = 4) = 18C4*0.05^4*0.95^14 = binompdf(18,0.05,4) = 0.0093
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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