document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598869>Question 598869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the National Hurricane Center forecasts that hurricanes will hit the strike area with a .95 probablity.  Answer the following questions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. What probability distribution does this follow?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. What is the probability that 10 hurricanes reach landfall in the strkie area?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. What is the probability at least one of 10 hurricanes reaches land outside the strike area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. What probability distribution does this follow?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: binomial with n = 10 and P(hit) = 0.95 ; P(hit elsewhere) = 0.05<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What is the probability that 10 hurricanes reach landfall in the strkie area?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 0.95^10 = 0.5987<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. What is the probability at least one of 10 hurricanes reaches land outside the strike area?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 0.05^10 = 9.76x10^-14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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