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guess<strong>in</strong>g correctly. This, of course, is absurd, s<strong>in</strong>ce there is not usually a set pattern used<br />

by <strong>in</strong>structors <strong>in</strong> pair<strong>in</strong>g correct answers with certa<strong>in</strong> letters (certa<strong>in</strong>ly not <strong>for</strong> me,<br />

anyhow).<br />

Suppose that a multiple-choice quiz has two problems on it and that the student has no<br />

idea how to answer them, so he guesses. Each problem has letters A-E correspond<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

the answers to choose from. Us<strong>in</strong>g count<strong>in</strong>g techniques discussed <strong>in</strong> class, f<strong>in</strong>d and<br />

expla<strong>in</strong> how you found the follow<strong>in</strong>g: (Video Solution)<br />

a. What is the probability that both guesses are correct<br />

b. What is the probability that both guesses are <strong>in</strong>correct<br />

c. What is the probability that he receives a 50% on the test<br />

d. How likely is it that he gets at least one problem correct<br />

e. What is the probability that he receives a 90% on the exam (assume no partial<br />

credit is possible)<br />

f. How did the idea of “count<strong>in</strong>g tables” allow you to answer these questions<br />

without hav<strong>in</strong>g to do additional work <strong>for</strong> each subsequent table<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 98

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