document.write( "Question 357981: The probability that a student is late for statistics class is .2. There are 30 classes during the semster. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "A) \"P%2825%29=142506+%2A%280.8%29%5E%2825%29%2A%280.2%29%5E%285%29=0.172279\"
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\n" ); document.write( "B) \"P%2828%29=435+%2A%280.8%29%5E%2828%29%2A%280.2%29%5E%282%29=0.033656\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%2829%29=30%2A%280.8%29%5E%2829%29%2A%280.2%29%5E%281%29=0.009285\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P%2830%29=1%2A%280.8%29%5E%2830%29%2A%280.2%29%5E%280%29=0.001238\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"P=P%2828%29%2BP%2829%29%2BP%2830%29=0.044179\"
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\n" ); document.write( "C) Using EXCEL's BINOMDIST to generate all of the probability values from 0 to 30, then summing \"x%2AP%28x%29\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"mu=sum%28x%2AP%28x%29%2Cx=0%2C30%29%29=24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"mu=n%2Ap=30%280.8%29=24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "D) Again using EXCEL's BINOMDIST, the result from C), and then summing.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sigma=2.19\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sigma=sqrt%28n%2Ap%2Aq%29=sqrt%284.8%29=2.19\"
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