Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Discrete Probability Distributions - Review Exercises - Section 5-4 - Page 306: 24

Answer

8 have 0 defects $0.094$ 3 have 1 defect $0.030$ 1 has 2 defects $0.297$

Work Step by Step

First we calculate the mean values: 0 defects $\mu0=np=12\times0.9=10.8$ 1 defects $\mu1=12\times0.06=0.72$ 2 defects $\mu2=12\times0.04=0.48$ Use the Poisson formula: $P(x)=\frac{\mu^xe^{-\mu}}{x!}$ 8 have 0 defects $P_0(8)=\frac{10.8^8e^{-10.8}}{8!}=0.094$ 3 have 1 defect $P_1(3)=\frac{0.72^3e^{-0.72}}{3!}=0.030$ 1 has 2 defects $P_2(1)=\frac{0.48^1e^{-0.48}}{1!}=0.297$
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