document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=667468>Question 667468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose we want to determine the (binomial) probability (p) of getting 8 heads in 10 flips of a 2-sided coin.  Using Table 2 in Appendix B of the text, what values of n, x and p would we use to look up this probability, and what would be the probability? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 10; p(head) = 1/2 ; x = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x = 8) = 10C8(1/2)^8(1/2)^4 = 0.0439<BR>\n" );
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