SOLUTION: Q1:A block of 100 bits is transmitted over a binary communication channel with probability of bit error p=0.003.Find the probability that the bit contains 3 or more errors. Q2:a r

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Question 352593: Q1:A block of 100 bits is transmitted over a binary communication channel with probability of bit error p=0.003.Find the probability that the bit contains 3 or more errors.
Q2:a random experiment has sample space S={a,b,c},suppose that P[a,c]=5/8 and p[b,c]=7/8.Use axioms of probability to find the probability of the elementary events?solution of this question

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Q1:A block of 100 bits is transmitted over a binary communication channel with probability of bit error p=0.003.Find the probability that the bit contains 3 or more errors.
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Binomial with n=100 and p= 0.003
P(3<= x <=100) = 1- P(0<= x <=2) = 1-binomcdf(100,0.003,2) = 0.0035
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Q2:a random experiment has sample space S={a,b,c},suppose that P[a,c]=5/8 and p[b,c]=7/8.Use axioms of probability to find the probability of the elementary events?solution of this question
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? What do you mean by P[a,c] and P[b,c]?
Are they "OR" statements or "AND" statements?
Cheers,
Stan H.