A viral infection is spread by contact with an infected person. Let the probability that a healthy

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A viral infection is spread by contact with an infected person. Let the probability that a healthy person gets the infection in one contact be p = .4.
(a) An infected person has contact with six healthy persons. Specify the distribution of X = No. of persons who contract the infection.
(b) Find P[X < 3], P[X = 0], and E(X).
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Statistics Principles And Methods

ISBN: 9780470904114

7th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Johnson, Gouri K. Bhattacharyya

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