Suppose that the surgery is performed on three patients. a. What is the probability that the surgery is successful on exactly 2 patients? b. Let X be the number of successes. What are the possible
Suppose that the surgery is performed on three patients. a. What is the probability that the surgery is successful on exactly 2 patients? b. Let X be the number of successes. What are the possible
Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.4: Discrete Random Variables; Applications To Decision Making
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A surgery has a success rate of 90%. Suppose that the surgery is performed on three
patients.
a. What is the
b. Let X be the number of successes. What are the possible values of X?
c. Create a probability distribution for X.
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