A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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A committee with 3 members is to be chosen randomly from 5 boys and 7
girls and count the number of girls on the committee.
a) Identify the two groups.
b) In words, describe the random variable X.
c) List the values of the random variable X takes on.
d) What is the expected number of girls on the committee?
e) Determine the standard deviation of the number of girls in the
committee.
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Transcribed Image Text:A committee with 3 members is to be chosen randomly from 5 boys and 7 girls and count the number of girls on the committee. a) Identify the two groups. b) In words, describe the random variable X. c) List the values of the random variable X takes on. d) What is the expected number of girls on the committee? e) Determine the standard deviation of the number of girls in the committee.
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