Binomial approximation to Hypergeometric Distribution - Suppose X has a hypergeometric distribution with N = 40, M = 10 and n = 4.
a. Find P(X<=2)
b. Find the binomial approximation to the probability in (a) by ignoring that N is finite and taking p = ...
Poisson approximation to binomial distribution - A factory packs bolts in boxes of 500. The probability that a bolt is defective is 0.002. Find the probability that a box contains 2 defective bolts.
Normal & Poisson approximation to binomial distribution - A fair coin is tossed 100 times. The event that the number of heads obtained is less than 35 is denoted by A.
By using a suitable approximation to the binomial distribution, calculate the probabil ...
Binomial probability by normal curve areas - Nathan wants to approximate a binomial probability by normal curve areas. The number of trials is 50 and the probability of success for each trial is 0.95
Can Nathan use the normal curve area to ...