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		<title>By: Merlyn</title>
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		<description>Let X be the number of flight Martha has to vegas. X has the binomial distribution with n = 4 trials and success probability p = 0.25

In general, if X has the binomial distribution with n trials and a success probability of p then
P[X = x] = n!/(x!(n-x)!) * p^x * (1-p)^(n-x)
for values of x = 0, 1, 2, ..., n
P[X = x] = 0 for any other value of x.

The probability mass function is derived by looking at the number of combination of x objects chosen from n objects and then a total of x success and n - x failures.
Or, in other words, the binomial is the sum of n independent and identically distributed Bernoulli trials.

X ~ Binomial( n , p )

the mean of the binomial distribution is n * p = 1
the variance of the binomial distribution is n * p * (1 - p) = 0.75
the standard deviation is the square root of the variance = √ ( n * p * (1 - p)) = 0.8660254

The Probability Mass Function, PMF,
f(X) = P(X = x) is:

P( X = 0 ) = 0.3164063
P( X = 1 ) = 0.421875
P( X = 2 ) = 0.2109375 ← answer
P( X = 3 ) = 0.046875
P( X = 4 ) = 0.00390625</description>
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<p>Let X be the number of flight Martha has to vegas. X has the binomial distribution with n = 4 trials and success probability p = 0.25</p>
<p>In general, if X has the binomial distribution with n trials and a success probability of p then<br />
P[X = x] = n!/(x!(n-x)!) * p^x * (1-p)^(n-x)<br />
for values of x = 0, 1, 2, &#8230;, n<br />
P[X = x] = 0 for any other value of x.</p>
<p>The probability mass function is derived by looking at the number of combination of x objects chosen from n objects and then a total of x success and n &#8211; x failures.<br />
Or, in other words, the binomial is the sum of n independent and identically distributed Bernoulli trials.</p>
<p>X ~ Binomial( n , p )</p>
<p>the mean of the binomial distribution is n * p = 1<br />
the variance of the binomial distribution is n * p * (1 &#8211; p) = 0.75<br />
the standard deviation is the square root of the variance = √ ( n * p * (1 &#8211; p)) = 0.8660254</p>
<p>The Probability Mass Function, PMF,<br />
f(X) = P(X = x) is:</p>
<p>P( X = 0 ) = 0.3164063<br />
P( X = 1 ) = 0.421875<br />
P( X = 2 ) = 0.2109375 ← answer<br />
P( X = 3 ) = 0.046875<br />
P( X = 4 ) = 0.00390625</p>
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		<title>By: T</title>
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		<dc:creator>T</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I assume you mean that she is flying 2 assignments, what is the probability that they are both to Vegas.  Otherwise, you don&#039;t have enough information.  There are 4 destinations, so the odds of going to any 1 destination is 1/4.  The odds of going to that destination twice is (1/4)(1/4) = 1/16</description>
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<p>I assume you mean that she is flying 2 assignments, what is the probability that they are both to Vegas.  Otherwise, you don&#8217;t have enough information.  There are 4 destinations, so the odds of going to any 1 destination is 1/4.  The odds of going to that destination twice is (1/4)(1/4) = 1/16</p>
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		<title>By: Vu Vo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vu Vo</dc:creator>
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		<description>1/4 * 1/4 = 1/16</description>
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<p>1/4 * 1/4 = 1/16</p>
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