A production lot contains

hundred items five of which

are defective. A sample
ofthree items is selected,
without replacement, from
this lot. Let X bethe number
ofdefective items in the
sample.(a) Write the Sample
Space of this experiment.(b)
Make a Probability
Distribution Table of X.(c)
Sketch a graph of p.m.f. of X.
(d) Calculate Mean and
Variance of X.Answer:
(d)E(X) = 0.1505andV ar(X)
= 0.1396
Q.1 An early-warning detection system for aircraft consists of four identical radar units

operating independently of one another. Suppose that each has a probability of

0.95 of detecting an intruding aircraft. When an intruding aircraft enters the scene,

the random variable of interest is X, the number of radar units that do not detect

the plane. Is this a binomial experiment? If yes, what are its parameters and their

values?

Q.2 It is known that screws produced by a certain company will be defective with prob-

ability 0.01, independently of each other. The company sells the screws in packages

of 10 and o
ers a money-back guarantee that at most 1 of the 10 screws is defective.

What proportion of packages sold must the company replace?