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f. What is the probability that<br />

g. What is , - Does it co<strong>in</strong>cide with the result<strong>in</strong>g that has the highest<br />

probability<br />

3. In prepar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> a New Year‟s Eve celebration, police look at past records <strong>for</strong> arrests due<br />

driv<strong>in</strong>g under the <strong>in</strong>fluence (DUI). In the U.S., 10.5% of arrests made are <strong>for</strong> DUI<br />

(SOURCE: U.S. Statistical Abstract, Table 324). If it is expected that each police officer<br />

makes 10 arrests, what is the probability that all arrests result <strong>in</strong> DUI‟s (Video Solution)<br />

4. Pancreatic cancer is a vicious killer. The 5-year survival rate between 2001 and 2007 was<br />

only 5.9%, mean<strong>in</strong>g that the majority of people with pancreatic cancer die with<strong>in</strong> 5-years<br />

of contract<strong>in</strong>g the cancer. In a group of 25 patients, 5 survive beyond. How likely is such<br />

an event Assume that the survival of one person is <strong>in</strong>dependent of another person.<br />

(SOURCE: U.S. Statistical Abstract, Table 182). (Video Solution)<br />

5. A new herbal dr<strong>in</strong>k blend is be<strong>in</strong>g compared to an older blend via a bl<strong>in</strong>d taste-test<br />

comparison. Four judges will taste each of the two dr<strong>in</strong>ks and will state their preference.<br />

It is anticipated that both blends are equally impressive. (Video Solution)<br />

a. F<strong>in</strong>d the probability distribution <strong>for</strong> the number of judges that vote <strong>in</strong> favor of the<br />

new blend.<br />

b. Construct a probability histogram.<br />

c. What is the probability that at least two of the judges prefer the new blend<br />

d. What is the expected value of this distribution and what is its real-world mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

6. Goranson and Hall (1980) expla<strong>in</strong> that the probability of detect<strong>in</strong>g a crack <strong>in</strong> an airplane<br />

w<strong>in</strong>g is the product of , the probability of <strong>in</strong>spect<strong>in</strong>g a plane with a w<strong>in</strong>g crack; , the<br />

probability of <strong>in</strong>spect<strong>in</strong>g the detail <strong>in</strong> which the crack is located; and , the probability<br />

of detect<strong>in</strong>g the damage. (Problem Source: Mathematical <strong>Statistics</strong> with Applications, 6 th<br />

Ed., Wackerly, et. al.) (Video Solution)<br />

a. What assumptions justify the multiplication of these probabilities<br />

b. Suppose and <strong>for</strong> a certa<strong>in</strong> fleet of planes. If three planes<br />

are <strong>in</strong>spected from this fleet, f<strong>in</strong>d the probability that a w<strong>in</strong>g crack will be<br />

detected on at least one of them.<br />

c. F<strong>in</strong>d the probability distribution <strong>for</strong> the number of planes <strong>in</strong> this fleet with<br />

detected w<strong>in</strong>g cracks.<br />

d. Construct a probability histogram.<br />

e. What is the expected value of this distribution and what is its real-world mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 157

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