Activity Lecture 1

1. A ___________is a value between zero and one, inclusive, describing the relative chance or likelihood
an event will occur. (frequency/probability)
2. An __________ is a process that leads to the occurrence of one and only one of several possible
outcomes. (experiment/event)
3. An __________ is a collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment. (experiment/event)
4. Using the_____________viewpoint, the probability of an event happening is the fraction of the time
similar events happened in the past. (Empirical/Classical)
5. Using the_____________viewpoint, an individual evaluates the available opinions and information
and then estimates or assigns the probability. (Subjective/Classical)
6. Using the____________viewpoint, the probability of an event happening is computed by dividing the
number of favorable outcomes by the number of possible outcomes. (Empirical/Classical)
7. If several events are described as ____________, then the occurrence of one event means that none
of the other events can occur at the same time. (Mutually exclusive/independent)
8. If an experiment has a set of events that includes every possible outcome, then the set of events is
described as ___________. (Mutually exclusive/Collectively Exhaustive)
9. If two events A and B are __________, the special rule of addition states that the probability of one
or the other events occurring equals the sum of their probabilities. (Mutually exclusive/independent)
10. The ________ is used to determine the probability of an event occurring by subtracting the
probability of the event not occurring from 1. (Complement rule/multiplication rule)
11. A probability that measures the likelihood two or more events will happen concurrently is called a
________. (Joint probability/conditional probability)
12. The special rule of multiplication requires that two events A and B are _______. (Mutually
exclusive/independent)

Activity Lecture 2

1. A listing of the possible outcomes of an experiment and the probability associated with each outcome
is called a _______________.
2. The essential difference between a discrete random variable and a discrete probability distribution
is that a discrete probability distribution includes the _______________.
3. In a discrete probability distribution, the sum of the possible probabilities is always equal to ______.
4. The expected value of a probability distribution is also called the _______________.
5. How many outcomes are there in a particular binomial trial? _______________
6. Under what conditions will the probability of a success change from trial to trial in a binomial
experiment? _______________
7. In a Poisson experiment, the mean and variance are _______________
8. The Poisson distribution is a limiting case of the binomial probability distribution when n is large and
_______________ is small.
9. Suppose 5% of patients who take a certain drug suffer undesirable side effects. If we select 10
patients currently taking the drug, what is the probability exactly two suffer undesirable side effects?
_______________
10. The mean number of work-related accidents per month in a manufacturing plant is 1.70. What is
the probability there will be no work-related accidents in a particular month? _______________
Solutions:
1. Probability
2. Experiment
3. Event
4. Relative frequency
5. Subjective
6. Classical
7. Mutually exclusive
8. Exhaustive
9. Mutually exclusive
10. Complement rule
11. Joint probability
12. Independent
Solution:
1. Probability distribution
2. Experiment
3. One
4. Mean
5. Two
6. Never
7. Equal
8. π
9. .075 Find 𝑃(2) using the Binomial probability distribution with 𝑛 = 10, 𝜋 = 0.05
10. .183 Find Poisson probability 𝑃(0)with 𝜇 = 1.7