SOLUTION: A biologist estimates that 70% of deer in the region carry a certain type of tick. For a sample of 300 deer selected at random, what is the chance that 216 or fewer deer have this
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Question 742200: A biologist estimates that 70% of deer in the region carry a certain type of tick. For a sample of 300 deer selected at random, what is the chance that 216 or fewer deer have this tick?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A biologist estimates that 70% of deer in the region carry a certain type of tick. For a sample of 300 deer selected at random, what is the chance that 216 or fewer deer have this tick?
Binomial Problem with n = 300 and p(tick) = 0.7
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P(0<= x <=216) = binomcdf(300,0.7,215) = 0.7455
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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