An Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 3rd Edition

ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS

Problems 1.3

1. (a)Yes; (b) yes; (c) no.  2. (a) Yes; (b) no; (c) no.

6. (a) 0.9; (b) 0.05; (c) 0.95.  7.1/16.   8. .

PROBLEMS 1.4

3.   4. 352146  5. !

6. 1–₇P_5/75  8.   9.

12. (a)  (b)  (c)

  (d)  (e)

  (f)  (g)

  (h)  (i)

Problems 1.5

3.   4. p/(2–p)

5.   6.

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