Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 306: 47

Answer

$116,280$ different leadership structures.

Work Step by Step

The order in which the members are selected matters and no member can be selected twice. Permutation of 20 distinct members taken 4 at a time: $_{20}P_{4}=\frac{20!}{(20-4)!}=\frac{20!}{16!}$ But, $20!=20\times19\times18\times17\times(16\times15\times14\times ... \times3\times2\times1)=20\times19\times18\times17\times16!$ $_{20}P_{4}=\frac{20\times19\times18\times17\times16!}{16!}=20\times19\times18\times17=116,280$
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