The student body of a large university consists of 60% female students. A random sample of...
The student body of a large university consists of 60% female students. A random sample of 8 students is selected. What is the probability that among the students in the sample exactly two are female?
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a. |
0.0896 |
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b. |
0.2936 |
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c. |
0.0413 |
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d. |
0.0007 |
Homework Answers
Solution:-
Given that p = 0.60, n = 8
P(x = 2) = 8c2 * (0.60)2 * (0.40)6
= 0.0413
So the answer is option (C) 0.0413
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