Republic of the Philippines

BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Calape Campus
San Isidro, Calape, Bohol

Name: Neil Joseph B. Tacatani Course, Year & Block: BSCS-3A

Subject: Inferential Statistics Instructor: Alain Cubio, LPT
Activity 2
1. n = 2, p = 0.3, x=1 6. n = 11, q = 0.60, x=5
2. n = 7, p = 0.95, x=6 7. n = 20, q = 0.90, x=3
3. n = 5, p = 0.6, x=3 8. n = 16, q = 0.10 x = 11
4. n = 12, p = 0.05, x=7 9. n = 4, q = 0.90, x=0
5. n = 18, p = 0.8, x = 10 10. n = 6, q = 0.90, x=2

n!
P ( x) = p x∗q n−x
( n−x ) ! x !

A. Compute the probability of x successes using the table.

Answers:
2!
1. P ( 1 )= ( 0.3 )1∗( 0.40 )2−1=2 ( .3 ) ( 0.40 )=0.24
( 2−1 ) ! 1 !
7!
2. P ( 6 )= (0.95)6∗( 0.05 )7 −6 = 7 (.74) (.05) = 0.26
( 7−6 ) ! 6 !
5!
3. P ( 3 )= (0.6)3∗(0.4)16−3 = 10(.22) (6.71) = 14.76
( 5−3 ) ! 3 !
12 !
4. P ( 7 )= (0.05)7∗(0.95)12−7 = 792 (7.81) (0.77) = 4762.85
( 12−7 ) ! 7 !
18 !
5. P ( 10 )= (0.8)10∗0.218−10 = 43758 (0.11) (1.02) = 4909.65
( 18−10 ) ! 10 !
11 !
6. P ( 5 )= (.40)6∗.60 11−5 = 462 (.004) (.05) = .09
( 11−5 ) ! 5 !
20 !
7. P ( 3 )= (.10)3∗¿ = 1140 (.001) (.17) = .19
( 20−3 ) ! 3 !
16 !
8. P ( 11 )= (.90)11∗(.10)16−11 = 4451.55 (.31) (1e-5) = 2.16
( 16−11 ) ! x 11 !
4!
9. P ( 0 )= (.10)0∗(.90)4−0 = 1 (1) (.66) = .66
( 4−0 ) ! 0!
6!
10. P ( 2 )= (.10)2∗(.90)6−2 = 15 (.01) (.66) = .1
( 6−2 ) ! 2 !
B. Solve the following.

1. A student takes a 15-item, true or false quiz and guesses on each question. Find the
probability of passing if the passing score is 6.
Answer:
n=15 p=.50 x= 6
15 !
P ( 6 )= ¿ ¿= 258,108,741 (.02) (.002) = 10,324.35
( 15−6 ) ! 6 !

2.A die is rolled 180 times. Find the mean, variance, and the standard deviation
for the number of threes that will be rolled
Answer:

1 5
N=180p= q=
6 6
1
μ = np = (180) ( ) = 30
6
1 5
σ 2 = npq = (180) ( ) ( ) = (180) (.17) (.83) = 25.40
6 6
σ = √ npq=√ 25.40=5.04