SOLUTION: It is known that a certain drug causes side effects in 12
% of patients. If we consider a random sampling of
12 patients, what is the probability less than two have the side eff
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Question 1208361: It is known that a certain drug causes side effects in 12
% of patients. If we consider a random sampling of
12 patients, what is the probability less than two have the side effect? Answer by ikleyn(52756) (Show Source):
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It is known that a certain drug causes side effects in 12
% of patients. If we consider a random sampling of
12 patients, what is the probability less than two have the side effect?
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Binomial distribution.
The number of trials 12.
The probability of success in each individual trial is p = 0.12.
The number of successive trials is less than 2, i.e. 0 or 1.
Standard formula
P = = = 0.5686 (rounded).
