COMSATS UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD, Vehari Campus

Department of Computer Science

Assignment # 05

Class: BSCS/BSSE Date: 20/07/2020

Subject: Statistics and Probability Theory Instructor: Hina Naz

Topic of Assignment: Binomial Probability Distribution Total Marks: 30

Hypergeometric Probability Distribution

Poisson Probability Distribution

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Problem 1: Find the mean and standard deviation for each of the following probability
distributions. Also draw suitable diagram for given data.

(a) (b) x P(x)

x P(x)
0 .16 6 .40
1 .27 7 .26
2 .39 8 .21
3 .18 9 .13

Problem 2: According to a National Public Radio poll, 46% of American school principals believe that
students pay little or no attention to sex education provided in schools
(http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/ features/2004/jan/kaiserpoll/principalsfinal.pdf). Suppose that
this result is true for the current population of American school principals.
a. Let x be a binomial random variable denoting the number of American school principals in a random
sample of 11 who believe that students pay little or no attention to sex education taught in
schools. What are the possible values that x can assume?
b. Find the probability that in a random sample of 11 American school principals, exactly 3 believe
that students pay little or no attention to sex education taught in schools.

Problem 3: In a 2009 poll of adults 18 years and older, (BBMG Conscious Consumer Report) about half
of them said that despite tough economic times, they are willing to pay more for products that have social
and environmental benefits. Suppose that 50% of all such adults currently hold this view. Suppose that
a random sample of 20 such adults is selected. Use the binomial probabilities table (Table I of Appendix
C) or technology to find the probability that the number of adults in this sample who hold this opinion is
a. at most 7 b. at least 13 c. 12 to 15

Problem 4: According to a March 25, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, 30% to 40% of U.S.
taxpayers cheat on their returns. Suppose that 30% of all current U.S. taxpayers cheat on their returns.
Use the binomial probabilities table (Table I of Appendix C) or technology to find the probability that the
number of U.S. taxpayers in a random sample of 14 who cheat on their taxes is
a. at least 8 b. at most 3 c. 3 to 7

Problem 5: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a process that produces internal body images using a
strong magnetic field. Some patients become claustrophobic and require sedation because they are
required to lie within a small, enclosed space during the MRI test. Suppose that 20% of all patients
undergoing MRI testing require sedation due to claustrophobia. If five patients are selected at random,
find the probability that the number of patients in these five who require sedation is
a. exactly 2 b. none c. exactly 4

Problem 6: According to a 2008 Pew Research Center survey of adult men and women, close to 70% of
these adults said that men and women possess equal traits for being leaders. Suppose 70% of the current
population of adults holds this view.
a. Using the binomial formula, find the probability that in a sample of 16 adults, the number who
will hold this view is
i. exactly 13 ii. exactly 16
b. Use the binomial probabilities to find the probability that the number of adults in this sample who will
hold this view is
i. at least 11 ii. at most 8 iii. 9 to 12

Problem 7: An Internal Revenue Service inspector is to select 3 corporations from a list of 15 for tax
audit purposes. Of the 15 corporations, 6 earned profits and 9 incurred losses during the year for which
the tax returns are to be audited. If the IRS inspector decides to select 3 corporations randomly, find the
probability that the number of corporations in these 3 that incurred losses during the year for which the
tax returns are to be audited is
a. exactly 2 b. none c. at most 1

Problem 8: Six jurors are to be selected from a pool of 20 potential candidates to hear a civil case
involving a lawsuit between two families. Unknown to the judge or any of the attorneys, 4 of the 20
prospective jurors are potentially prejudiced by being acquainted with one or more of the litigants. They
will not disclose this during the jury selection process. If 6 jurors are selected at random from this group
of 20, find the probability that the number of potentially prejudiced jurors among the 6 selected jurors is
a. exactly 1 b. none c. at most 2

Problem 9: A really bad carton of 18 eggs contains 7 spoiled eggs. An unsuspecting chef picks 4 eggs at
random for his “Mega-Omelet Surprise.” Find the probability that the number of unspoiled eggs among
the 4 selected is
a. exactly 4 b. 2 or fewer c. more than 1

Problem 10: Bender Electronics buys keyboards for its computers from another company. The
keyboards are received in shipments of 100 boxes, each box containing 20 keyboards. The quality control
department at Bender Electronics first randomly selects one box from each shipment and then randomly
selects 5 keyboards from that box. The shipment is accepted if not more than 1 of the 5 keyboards is
defective. The Quality control inspector at Bender Electronics selected a box from a recently received
shipment of keyboards. Unknown to the inspector, this box contains 6 defective keyboards.
a. What is the probability that this shipment will be accepted?
b. What is the probability that this shipment will not be accepted?
Problem 11: A household receives an average of 1.7 pieces of junk mail per day. Find the probability that
this household will receive exactly 3 pieces of junk mail on a certain day. Use the Poisson probability
distribution formula.

Problem 12: A commuter airline receives an average of 9.7 complaints per day from its passengers.
Using the Poisson formula, find the probability that on a certain day this airline will receive exactly 6
complaints.
Problem 13: On average, 5.4 shoplifting incidents occur per week at an electronics store. Find the
probability that exactly 3 such incidents will occur during a given week at this store.

Problem 14: A university police department receives an average of 3.7 reports per week of lost student
ID cards.
a. Find the probability that at most 1 such report will be received during a given week by this police
department. Use the Poisson probability distribution formula.
b. Using the Poisson probabilities table, find the probability that during a given week the number of
such reports received by this police department is
i. 1 to 4 ii. at least 6 iii. at most 3

Problem 15: A large proportion of small businesses in the United States fail during the first few years of
operation. On average, 1.6 businesses file for bankruptcy per day in a particular large city.
a. Using the Poisson formula, find the probability that exactly 3 businesses will file for bankruptcy
on a given day in this city.
b. Using the Poisson probabilities table, find the probability that the number of businesses that will
file for bankruptcy on a given day in this city is
i. 2 to 3 ii. more than 3 iii. less than 3

Problem 16: Despite all efforts by the quality control department, the fabric made at Benton Corporation
always contains a few defects. A certain type of fabric made at this corporation contains an average of .5
defects per 500 yards.
a. Using the Poisson formula, find the probability that a given piece of 500 yards of this fabric will
contain exactly 1 defect.
b. Using the Poisson probabilities table, find the probability that the number of defects in a given
500-yard piece of this fabric will be
i. 2 to 4 ii. more than 3 iii. Less than two

Problem 17: wrist watches in a box of 100 are defective. If 10 watches are selected at random, find the
probability that (i) 10 are defective (ii) 10 are good (iii) at least one watch is defective (iv) at most 3 are
defective.
Problem 18: A razor blade manufacturing company has a chance of 1 defective blade in 500 blades. the
blades are marketed in packets of 5 blades. one hundred packets are supplied to a retailer. Find the
number of packets which are likely to have no, 1 or 2 defective blades.