SOLUTION: from a lot of products having fraction defective (p=.5) ,you draw 16 items one by one. what is the probability that out of 16 times 5 times you will get no defective item ? (answe

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Question 857332: from a lot of products having fraction defective (p=.5) ,you draw 16 items one by one. what is the probability that out of 16 times 5 times you will get no defective item ? (answer using distribution method)
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from a lot of products having fraction defective (p=.5) ,you draw 16 items one by one. what is the probability that out of 16 times 5 times you will get no defective item ?
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Binomial Problem with n = 16; p(defective) = 0.5 ; p(no defect) = 0.5
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P(x = 5) = 16C5*(0.5)^5 * (0.5)^11 = 16C5*(0.5)^16 = 0.0667
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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