Suppose that the proportion X of defective items in a large lot is unknown and that X has the beta distribution with parameters and a If one item is selected at random from the lot, what is the probability that it will be defective b If two items are selected at random from the lot, what is the pro...

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Suppose that the proportion X of defective items in a large lot is unknown and that X

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Suppose that the proportion X of defective items in a large lot is unknown and that X has the beta with parameters α and β.
a. If one item is selected at random from the lot, what is the probability that it will be defective?
b. If two items are selected at random from the lot, what is the probability that both will be defective?
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