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Learning Objectives
6-2
6-3
LO6-1
Characteristics of a Probability
Distribution
The probability of a particular outcome is between 0
and 1 inclusive.
The outcomes are mutually exclusive events.
The list is exhaustive. So the sum of the probabilities
of the various events is equal to 1.
6-4
LO6-1
LO6-1
6-6
Random Variables
RANDOM VARIABLE A quantity resulting from an
experiment that, by chance, can assume different values.
6-7
LO6-2
6-8
LO6-2
6-9
6-10
LO6-3
6-11
LO6-3
6-12
LO6-3
6-13
LO6-3
2 1.290 1.136
6-14
6-15
LO6-4
Characteristics of a Binomial
Probability Experiment
LO6-4
6-17
LO6-4
LO6-4
6-19
LO6-4
6-20
LO6-4
6-21
LO6-4
p=
r=0
1
2
3
4
0.10
1.0000
.6513
.2639
.0702
.0128
0.15
1.0000
.8031
.4557
.1798
.0500
.20
1.0000
.8926
.6242
.3222
.1209
0.25
1.0000
.9437
.7560
.4744
.2241
0.30
1.0000
.9718
.8507
.6172
.3504
0.35
1.0000
.9865
.9140
.7384
.4862
0.40
1.0000
.9940
.9536
.8327
.6177
0.45
1.0000
.9975
.9767
.9004
.7430
0.50
1.0000
.9990
.9893
.9453
.8281
5
6
7
8
9
.0016
.0001
.0099
.0014
.0001
.0328
.0064
.0009
.0001
.0781
.0197
.0035
.0004
.1503
.0473
.0106
.0016
.0001
.2485
.0949
.0260
.0048
.0005
.3669
.1662
.0548
.0123
.0017
.4956
.2616
.1020
.0274
.0045
.6230
.3770
.1719
.0547
.0107
.0001
.0003
.0010
10
6-22
LO6-4
p=
r=0
1
2
3
4
0.10
1.0000
.6513
.2639
.0702
.0128
0.15
1.0000
.8031
.4557
.1798
.0500
.20
1.0000
.8926
.6242
.3222
.1209
0.25
1.0000
.9437
.7560
.4744
.2241
0.30
1.0000
.9718
.8507
.6172
.3504
0.35
1.0000
.9865
.9140
.7384
.4862
0.40
1.0000
.9940
.9536
.8327
.6177
0.45
1.0000
.9975
.9767
.9004
.7430
0.50
1.0000
.9990
.9893
.9453
.8281
5
6
7
8
9
.0016
.0001
.0099
.0014
.0001
.0328
.0064
.0009
.0001
.0781
.0197
.0035
.0004
.1503
.0473
.0106
.0016
.0001
.2485
.0949
.0260
.0048
.0005
.3669
.1662
.0548
.0123
.0017
.4956
.2616
.1020
.0274
.0045
.6230
.3770
.1719
.0547
.0107
.0001
.0003
.0010
10
6-23
LO6-4
6-24
LO6-4
6-25
LO6-4
LO6-4
6-27
LO6-4
6-28
6-29
LO6-6
6-30
LO6-6
6-31
LO6-6
LO6-6
6-33
LO6-6
5
6
7
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0000
.0952
.0047
.0002
1.0000
.1813
.0175
.0011
.0001
1.0000
. 2592
.0369
.0036
.0003
1.0000
.3297
.0616
.0079
.0008
1.0000
.3935
.0902
.0144
.0018
1.0000
.4512
.1219
.0231
.0034
1.0000
.5034
.1558
.0341
.0058
1.0000
.5507
.1912
.0474
.0091
1.0000
.5934
.2275
.0629
.0135
1.0000
.6321
.2642
.0803
.0190
.0001
.0002
.0004
.0008
.0001
.0014
.0002
.0003
.0023
.0037
.0006
.0001
6-34
LO6-6
6-35