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Suppose that the following table contains the number of times a late night comedian is bleeped...
Suppose that the following table contains the number of times a late night comedian is bleeped on his show. Complete parts a and d to the right.
|
Number of Bleeps
(x Subscript ixi) |
P(x Subscript ixi) |
|
|
0 |
0.21 |
|
|
1 |
0.16 |
|
|
2 |
0.15 |
|
|
3 |
0.12 |
|
|
4 |
0.09 |
|
|
5 |
0.08 |
|
|
6 |
0.07 |
|
|
7 |
0.06 |
|
|
8 |
0.04 |
|
|
9 |
0.02 |
a) What is the probability that the host of the late night show is bleeped more than 3 times?
P(X>3 bleeps) =
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
b) What is the probability that the host of the late night show is bleeped 5 or less times?
P(Xless than or equals≤5
bleeps) =
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
c) Compute the mean number of bleeps per show by this late night host.
μ=
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
d) Compute the standard deviation.
σ=
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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