Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 5 - Discrete Probability Distributions - Review - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 233: 6

Answer

a) .0514 b) .815 c) The survey is likely not valid.

Work Step by Step

a) We find that the probability is: $\frac{16!}{(12!)(4!)}(.9^{12})(.1^4)=.0514$ b) The probability is: $1-(.9^{16})=.815$ c) The survey is likely not valid, for when it is a voluntary sample, mainly the most extreme opinions, not the general opinion, will be reflected.
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