The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 14 - Binomial Distributions - Check Your Skills - Page 340: 14.19

Answer

0.2

Work Step by Step

$x$ is the number chosen. Since there are 10 numbers and each have an equal probability of being chosen, p = 0.1. Therefore, it follows: p (X = 8 or X = 9) = 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.2
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