document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=684732>Question 684732</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose we want to determine the (binomial) probability(p) of getting 6 heads in 15 flips of a 2-sided coin.  Using the Binomial Probabilities Table 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( "n = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x = 6) = 15C6(1/2)^6*(1/2)^9 = 15C6/2^15 = 5005/32768 = 0.1527<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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