A mutual fund salesperson has arranged to call on three people tomorrow. Based on past experience, the salesperson knows there is a 20% chance of closing a sale on each call. Below is the probability distribution of the number of sales. Determine the Expected number of sales the salesperson will make. Random Variable X = # sales P(X) 3 0.08 2 0.096 1 0.384 0 0.512 0.816 0.716 0.616 0.516
A mutual fund salesperson has arranged to call on three people tomorrow. Based on past experience, the salesperson knows there is a 20% chance of closing a sale on each call. Below is the probability distribution of the number of sales. Determine the Expected number of sales the salesperson will make. Random Variable X = # sales P(X) 3 0.08 2 0.096 1 0.384 0 0.512 0.816 0.716 0.616 0.516
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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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A mutual fund salesperson has arranged to call on three people tomorrow. Based on past experience, the salesperson knows there is a 20% chance of closing a sale on each call. Below is the
Random Variable X = # sales | P(X) |
3 | 0.08 |
2 | 0.096 |
1 | 0.384 |
0 | 0.512 |
0.816 |
||
0.716 |
||
0.616 |
||
0.516 |
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