Math 113: Study Guide - Chapters 3-4
- Circle all values that can / can not be probabilities.
- Find the probability of an event when one outcome is more likely than another.
- Find the probability of an event when one outcome is more likely than the rest.
- For a described experiment, list all possible outcomes. Then find the probabilities of
specific events.
- Write a concise sentence describing a binomial experiment.
- Given a probability distribution, find the value of one of the probabilities to make it a
probability distribution, and the mean, variance, and standard deviation (use the pdist
program on the calculator). Look at problems 4.2.3-8.
- Work a binomial problem involving passing a test by getting so many questions right.
Use the binomial program on the calculator to find the answer.
- Read the summary of a news release. Decide if the questions satisfy the conditions of a
binomial experiment.
- Find the mean and standard deviation of a binomial distribution. Look at problems 4.4.5-16.
- Given the number and type of candies in a bag, find the probability of selecting a specific
color on the first try; on the second try with replacement; on the second try without
replacement. Four parts.
- Find the probability of "at least one" of something given the probability of "none". Read
pages 144-145 on complements.
- Read a news article. Work with sampling error. Decide if the event meets the
requirements of a binomial experiment. Circle the portion of the article that makes the
conclusions suspect.
- Given a joint frequency distribution (see table 3-1 on pg 113 for an example), find two
joint probabilities, two marginal probabilities, two conditional probabilities, and one "or"
probability. Eight parts.
- Identify whether each experiment is binomial or not. Five parts. If not, explain why.
- Identify each pair of events as independent or dependent. Three parts. Look at problems
3.4.1-2
- Simulate an experiment using the computer. Very similar to the simulation we performed
in class where we found the mean number of children that must be born to guarantee at
least one of each gender. After generating the data, find the mean and standard deviation.
- List all the permutations of a word. Read pages 159-160.
- Find the expected value of a game. Look at problems 4.2.13-16. The expected value of a
probability distribution is the same thing as its mean, so you could use the pdist program.
- Use the fundamental counting principle to find the number of ways a compound
experiment can occur.
- Convert an odds into a probability.
Notes:
- Where references to the text are given, the problems are similar to, but not identical to
problems from the text.
- You may use your calculator, Statdisk, or both on the exam.
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