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In a certain college, 33% of the physics majors belong to ethnic minorities. If 8 students are selected at random from the physics majors, what is the probability that more than
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In a certain college, 33% of the physics majors belong to ethnic minorities. If 8 students are selected at random from the physics majors, what is the probability that more than 5 belong to an ethnic minority?
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In a certain college, 33% of the physics majors belong to ethnic minorities. If 8 students are selected at random from the physics majors, what is the probability that more than 5 belong to an ethnic minority?
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Binomial Problem with n = 8 and p(minority) = 0.33
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P(6<= x <=8) = 1 - binomcdf(8,0.33,5) = 1 - 0.98134 = 0.01866
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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