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Introduction To Mathematical Statistics And Its Applications 5th Edition Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx - Solutions

Urn I contains three red chips and one white chip. Urn II contains two red chips and two white chips. One chip is drawn from each urn and transferred to the other urn. Then a chip is drawn from the first urn. What is the probability that the chip ultimately drawn from urn I is red?
Medical records show that 0.01% of the general adult population not belonging to a high-risk group (for example, intravenous drug users) are HIV-positive. Blood tests for the virus are 99.9% accurate when given to someone infected and 99.99% accurate when given to someone not infected. What is the
Recall the “survival” lottery described in Question 2.2.14. What is the probability
State College is playing Backwater A&M for the conference football championship. If Backwater’s first string quarterback is healthy, A&M has a 75% chance of winning. If they have to start their backup quarterback, their chances of winning drop to 40%. The team says that there is a 70% chance that
An urn contains forty red chips and sixty white chips. Six chips are drawn out and discarded, and a seventh chip is drawn. What is the probability that the seventh chip is red?
A study has shown that seven out of ten people will say “heads” if asked to call a coin toss. Given that the coin is fair, though, a head occurs, on the average, only five times out of ten. Does it follow that you have the advantage if you let the other person call the toss? Explain.
Based on pretrial speculation, the probability that a jury returns a guilty verdict in a certain high-profile murder case is thought to be 15% if the defense can discredit the police department and 80% if they cannot. Veteran court observers believe that the skilled defense attorneys have a 70%
As an incoming freshman, Marcus believes that he has a 25% chance of earning a GPA in the 3.5 to 4.0 range, a 35% chance of graduating with a 3.0 to 3.5 GPA, and a 40% chance of finishing with a GPA less than 3.0. From what the pre-med advisor has told him, Marcus has an 8in 10 chance of getting
The governor of a certain state has decided to come out strongly for prison reform and is preparing a new early release program. Its guidelines are simple: prisoners related to members of the governor’s staff would have a 90% chance of being released early; the probability of early release for
Following are the percentages of students of State College enrolled in each of the school€™s main divisions. Also listed are the proportions of students in each division who are women.Suppose the registrar selects one person at random. What is the probability that the student selected
Let A and B be two events such that P((A ∪ B)C )= 0.6 and P(A∩ B)=0.1. Let E be the event that either A or B but not both will occur. Find P(E|A ∪ B).
Urn I contains two white chips and one red chip; urn II has one white chip and two red chips. One chip is drawn at random from urn I and transferred to urn II. Then one chip is drawn from urn II. Suppose that a red chip is selected from urn II. What is the probability that the chip transferred
Urn I contains three red chips and five white chips urn II contains four reds and four whites; urn III contains five reds and three whites. One urn is chosen at random and one chip is drawn from that urn. Given that the chip drawn was red, what is the probability that III was the urn sampled?
Adashboard warning light is supposed to flash red if a car’s oil pressure is too low. On a certain model, the probability of the light flashing when it should is 0.99; 2% of the time, though, it flashes for no apparent reason. If there is a 10% chance that the oil pressure really is low, what is
Building permits were issued last year to three contractors starting up a new subdivision: Tara Construction built two houses;Westview, three houses; and Hearthstone, six houses. Tara’s houses have a 60% probability of developing leaky basements; homes built by Westview and Hearthstone have that
Two sections of a senior probability course are being taught. From what she has heard about the two instructors listed, Francesca estimates that her chances of passing the course are 0.85 if she gets Professor X and 0.60 if she gets Professor Y. The section into which she is put is determined by
A liquor store owner is willing to cash personal checks for amounts up to $50, but she has become wary of customers who wear sunglasses. Fifty percent of checks written by persons wearing sunglasses bounce. In contrast, 98% of the checks written by persons not wearing sunglasses clear the bank.
Brett and Margo have each thought about murdering their rich Uncle Basil in hopes of claiming their inheritance a bit early. Hoping to take advantage of Basil’s predilection for immoderate desserts, Brett has put rat poison into the cherries flambé; Margo, unaware of Brett’s activities, has
Josh takes a twenty-question multiple-choice exam where each question has five possible answers. Some of the answers he knows, while others he gets right just by making lucky guesses. Suppose that the conditional probability of his knowing the answer to a randomly selected question given that he
Recently the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare investigated the feasibility of setting up a national screening program to detect child abuse. A team of consultants estimated the following probabilities: (1) One child in ninety is abused, (2) A screening program can detect an
At State University, 30% of the students are majoring in humanities, 50% in history and culture, and 20% in science. Moreover, according to figures released by the registrar, the percentages of women majoring in humanities, history and culture, and science are 75%, 45%, and 30%, respectively.
Suppose that in Example 2.4.2 we ignored the ages of the children and distinguished only three family types: (boy, boy), (girl, boy), and (girl, girl). Would the conditional probability of both children being boys given that at least one is a boy be different from the answer found on p. 35?
An “eyes-only” diplomatic message is to be transmitted as a binary code of 0’s and 1’s. Past experience with the equipment being used suggests that if a 0 is sent, it will be (correctly) received as a 0 90% of the time (and mistakenly decoded as a 1 10% of the time). If a 1 is sent, it will
When Zach wants to contact his girlfriend and he knows she is not at home, he is twice as likely to send her an e-mail as he is to leave a message on her answering machine. The probability that she responds to his e-mail within three hours is 80%; her chances of being similarly prompt in answering
A dot-com company ships products from three different warehouses (A, B, and C). Based on customer complaints, it appears that 3% of the shipments coming from A are somehow faulty, as are 5% of the shipments coming from B, and 2% coming from C. Suppose a customer is mailed an order and calls in a
A desk has three drawers. The first contains two gold coins, the second has two silver coins, and the third has one gold coin and one silver coin. A coin is drawn from a drawer selected at random. Suppose the coin selected was silver. What is the probability that the other coin in that drawer is
Two events, A and B, are defined on a sample space S such that P (A|B) = 0.6, P(At least one of the events occurs) = 0.8, and P(Exactly one of the events occurs) =0.6. Find P (A) and P(B).
An urn contains one red chip and one white chip. One chip is drawn at random. If the chip selected is red, that chip together with two additional red chips are put back into the urn. If a white chip is drawn, the chip is returned to the urn. Then a second chip is drawn. What is the probability
Given that P(A)=a and P(B)=b, show that
An urn contains one white chip and a second chip that is equally likely to be white or black. A chip is drawn at random and returned to the urn. Then a second chip is drawn. What is the probability that a white appears on the second draw given that a white appeared on the first draw?
Suppose that P(A ∩ B) = 0.2, P(A) = 0.6, and P(B)=0.5. (a) Are A and B mutually exclusive? (b) Are A and B independent? (c) Find P(AC ∪ BC).
Suppose that two cards are drawn simultaneously from a standard 52-card poker deck. Let A be the event that both are either a jack, queen, king, or ace of hearts, and let B be the event that both are aces. Are A and B independent?
Suppose that two fair dice (one red and one green) are rolled. Define the events A: a 1 or a 2 shows on the red die B: a 3, 4, or 5 shows on the green die C: the dice total is 4, 11, or 12 Show that these events satisfy Equation 2.5.3 but not Equation 2.5.4.
A roulette wheel has thirty-six numbers colored red or black according to the pattern indicated below:Define the eventsA: red number appearsB: even number appearsC: number is less than or equal to 18Show that these events satisfy Equation 2.5.4 but not Equation 2.5.3.
How many probability equations need to be verified to establish the mutual independence of four events?
In a roll of a pair of fair dice (one red and one green), let A be the event the red die shows a 3, 4, or 5; let B be the event the green die shows a 1 or a 2; and let C be the event the dice total is 7. Show that A, B, and C are independent.
In a roll of a pair of fair dice (one red and one green), let A be the event of an odd number on the red die, let B be the event of an odd number on the green die, and let C be the event that the sum is odd. Show that any pair of these events is independent but that A, B, and C are not mutually
On her way to work, a commuter encounters four traffic signals. Assume that the distance between each of the four is sufficiently great that her probability of getting a green light at any intersection is independent of what happened at any previous intersection. The first two lights are green for
School board officials are debating whether to require all high school seniors to take a proficiency exam before graduating. A student passing all three parts (mathematics, language skills, and general knowledge) would be awarded a diploma; otherwise, he or she would receive only a certificate of
Consider the following four-switch circuit:If all switches operate independently and P(Switch closes)= p, what is the probability the circuit is completed?
A fast-food chain is running a new promotion. For each purchase, a customer is given a game card that may win $10. The company claims that the probability of a person winning at least once in five tries is 0.32. What is the probability that a customer wins $10 on his or her first purchase?
Spike is not a terribly bright student. His chances of passing chemistry are 0.35; mathematics, 0.40; and both, 0.12. Are the events “Spike passes chemistry” and “Spike passes mathematics” independent? What is the probability that he fails both subjects?
Players A, B, and C toss a fair coin in order. The first to throw a head wins. What are their respective chances of winning?
In a certain third world nation, statistics show that only two out of ten children born in the early 1980s reached the age of twenty-one. If the same mortality rate is operative over the next generation, how many children does a woman need to bear if she wants to have at least a 75% probability
According to an advertising study, 15% of television viewers who have seen a certain automobile commercial can correctly identify the actor who does the voice-over. Suppose that ten such people are watching TV and the commercial comes on. What is the probability that at least one of them will be
A fair die is rolled and then n fair coins are tossed, where n is the number showing on the die. What is the probability that no heads appear?
Each of m urns contains three red chips and four white chips. A total of r samples with replacement are taken from each urn. What is the probability that at least one red chip is drawn from at least one urn?
If two fair dice are tossed, what is the smallest number of throws, n, for which the probability of getting at least one double 6 exceeds 0.5?
A pair of fair dice are rolled until the first sum of 8 appears. What is the probability that a sum of 7 does not precede that first sum of 8?
An urn contains w white chips, b black chips, and r red chips. The chips are drawn out at random, one at a time, with replacement. What is the probability that a white appears before a red?
A Coast Guard dispatcher receives an SOS from a ship that has run aground off the shore of a small island. Before the captain can relay her exact position, though, her radio goes dead. The dispatcher has n helicopter crews he can send out to conduct a search. He suspects the ship is somewhere
A box contains a two-headed coin and eight fair coins. One coin is drawn at random and tossed n times. Suppose all n tosses come up heads. Show that the limit of the probability that the coin is fair is 0 as n goes to infinity.
Urn I has three red chips, two black chips, and five white chips; urn II has two red, four black, and three white. One chip is drawn at random from each urn. What is the probability that both chips are the same color?
Dana and Cathy are playing tennis. The probability that Dana wins at least one out of two games is 0.3. What is the probability that Dana wins at least one out of four?
Three points, X1, X2, and X3, are chosen at random in the interval (0, a). A second set of three points, Y1, Y2, and Y3, are chosen at random in the interval (0, b). Let A be the event that X2 is between X1 and X3. Let B be the event that Y1
Suppose that P(A)= 1/ 4 and P(B)= 1/ 8 . (a) What does P(A ∪ B) equal if 1. A and B are mutually exclusive? 2. A and B are independent? (b) What does P(A | B) equal if 1. A and B are mutually exclusive? 2. A and B are independent?
Suppose that events A, B, and C are independent. (a) Use a Venn diagram to find an expression for P(A ∪ B ∪C) that does not make use of a complement. (b) Find an expression for P(A ∪ B ∪ C) that does make use of a complement.
A fair coin is tossed four times. What is the probability that the number of heads appearing on the first two tosses is equal to the number of heads appearing on the second two tosses?
An octave contains twelve distinct notes (on a piano, five black keys and seven white keys). How many different eight-note melodies within a single octave can be written if the black keys and white keys need to alternate?
Residents of a condominium have an automatic garage door opener that has a row of eight buttons. Each garage door has been programmed to respond to a particular set of buttons being pushed. If the condominium houses 250 families, can residents be assured that no two garage doors will open on the
The decimal number corresponding to a sequence of n binary digits a0, a1, . . . , an−1, where each ai is either 0 or 1, is defined to be a020 +a121+· · ·+an−12n−1 For example, the sequence 0 1 1 0 is equal to 6 (= 0 · 20 +1 · 21 +1 · 22 +0 · 23). Suppose a fair coin is tossed nine
Given the letters in the word Z O M B I E S in how many ways can two of the letters be arranged such that one is a vowel and one is a consonant?
Use Stirling’s formula to approximate 30!.
A three-digit number is to be formed from the digits 1 through 7, with no digit being used more than once. How many such numbers would be less than 289?
Four men and four women are to be seated in a row of chairs numbered 1 through 8. (a) How many total arrangements are possible? (b) How many arrangements are possible if the men are required to sit in alternate chairs?
An engineer needs to take three technical electives sometime during his final four semesters. The three are to be selected from a list of ten. In how many ways can he schedule those classes, assuming that he never wants to take more than one technical elective in any given term?
How many ways can a twelve-member cheerleading squad (six men and six women) pair up to form six male-female teams? How many ways can six male female teams be positioned along a sideline? What might the number 6!6!26 represent? What might the number 6!6!26212 represent?
Suppose that a seemingly interminable German opera is recorded on all six sides of a three-record album. In how many ways can the six sides be played so that at least one is out of order?
A group of n families, each with m members, are to be lined up for a photograph. In how many ways can the nm people be arranged if members of a family must stay together?
Suppose that ten people, including you and a friend, line up for a group picture. How many ways can the photographer rearrange the line if she wants to keep exactly three people between you and your friend?
Use an induction argument to prove Theorem 2.6.1.
Uncle Harry and Aunt Minnie will both be attending your next family reunion. Unfortunately, they hate each other. Unless they are seated with at least two people between them, they are likely to get into a shouting match. The side of the table at which they will be seated has seven chairs. How
In how many ways can the digits 1 through 9 be arranged such that (a) All the even digits precede all the odd digits? (b) All the even digits are adjacent to each other? (c) Two even digits begin the sequence and two even digits end the sequence? (d) The even digits appear in either ascending or
How many numbers greater than four million can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5?
Four Nigerians (A, B, C, D), three Chinese (#, ∗, &), and three Greeks (α, β, γ) are lined up at the box office, waiting to buy tickets for the World’s Fair. (a) How many ways can they position themselves if the Nigerians are to hold the first four places in line; the Chinese, the next
How many ways can the letters in the word S LU MGU L L I O N be arranged so that the three L’s precede all the other consonants?
A tennis tournament has a field of 2n entrants, all of whom need to be scheduled to play in the first round. How many different pairings are possible?
Suppose that the format for license plates in a certain state is two letters followed by four numbers. (a) How many different plates can be made? (b) How many different plates are there if the letters can be repeated but no two numbers can be the same? (c) How many different plates can be made if
What is the coefficient of x12 in the expansion of (1+x3 +x6)18?
In how many ways can the letters of the word E L E E M O SY N A RY be arranged so that the S is always immediately followed by a Y ?
In how many ways can the word ABRACADABRA be formed in the array pictured below?Assume that the word must begin with the top A and progress diagonally downward to the bottom A.
Imagine six points in a plane, no three of which lie on a straight line. In how many ways can the six points be used as vertices to form two triangles? (Hint: Number the points 1 through 6. Call one of the triangles A and the other B. What does the permutation represent?)
Show that (k!)! is divisible by k!(k−1)!.
In how many ways can the letters of the word B R O B D I N G N A G I A N be arranged without changing the order of the vowels?
Linda is taking a five-course load her first semester: English, math, French, psychology, and history. In how many different ways can she earn three A’s and two B’s? Enumerate the entire set of possibilities.
How many integers between 100 and 999 have distinct digits, and how many of those are odd numbers?
A boat has a crew of eight: Two of those eight can row only on the stroke side, while three can row only on the bow side. In how many ways can the two sides of the boat be manned?
Nine students, five men and four women, interview for four summer internships sponsored by a city newspaper. (a) In how many ways can the newspaper choose a set of four interns? (b) In how many ways can the newspaper choose a set of four interns if it must include two men and two women in each
Ten basketball players meet in the school gym for a pickup game. How many ways can they form two teams of five each?
Your statistics teacher announces a twenty-page reading assignment on Monday that is to be finished by Thursday morning. You intend to read the first x1 pages Monday, the next x2 pages Tuesday, and the final x3 pages Wednesday, where x1 + x2 + x3 = 20, and each xi ≥ 1. In how many ways can you
Prove that
Prove that successive terms in the sequencefirst increase and then decrease
Mitch is trying to add a little zing to his cabaret act by telling four jokes at the beginning of each show. His current engagement is booked to run four months. If he gives one performance a night and never wants to repeat the same set of jokes on any two nights, what is the minimum number of
Compare the coefficients of tk in (1+t) d (1+t) e = (1+t) d+e to prove that
In baseball there are twenty-four different “baseout” configurations (runner on first—two outs, bases loaded—none out, and so on). Suppose that a new game, sleazeball, is played where there are seven bases (excluding home plate) and each team gets five outs an inning. How many base-out
When they were first introduced, postal zip codes were five-digit numbers, theoretically ranging from 00000 to 99999. (In reality, the lowest zip code was 00601 for San Juan, Puerto Rico; the highest was 99950 for Ketchikan, Alaska.) An additional four digits have been added, so each zip code is
An apartment building has eight floors. If seven people get on the elevator on the first floor, what is the probability they all want to get off on different floors? On the same floor? What assumption are you making? Does it seem reasonable? Explain.
If the letters in the phraseA ROL L I NG ST ON E GAT H E RS N O MOSSare arranged at random, what are the chances that not all the S's will be adjacent?
Suppose each of ten sticks is broken into a long part and a short part. The twenty parts are arranged into ten pairs and glued back together so that again there are ten sticks. What is the probability that each long part will be paired with a short part? (This problem is a model for the effects of
Suppose that a randomly selected group of k people are brought together. What is the probability that exactly one pair has the same birthday?

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