Bernoulli Trial and Binomial Distribution

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Bernoulli Trial and Binomial Distribution: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Bernoulli Trials, Binomial Probability Distribution, Conditions for Binomial Distribution, Variance in Binomial Probability Distribution and, Mode in Binomial Probability Distribution

Important Questions on Bernoulli Trial and Binomial Distribution

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Probability distribution is classified as normal if expected return lies between

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Range of probability distribution with 95.46% lies within

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A marksman hits 75% of all his targets. What is the probability that he will hit exactly four of his next ten shots?

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One hundred identical coins, each with probability p of showing up heads are tossed once. If 0<p<1 and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to the probability of heads showing on 51 coins, then value of p is:

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Fifteen coupons are numbered 1, 2, 3,..., 15, respectively. Seven coupons are selected at random one at a time with replacement. The probability that the largest number appearing on a selected coupon is 9, is:

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The probability that an event A happens in one trial of an experiment is 0.4 . Three independent trials of the experiment are performed. The probability that the event A happens at least once is

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Let X and Y be two random variables such that X+Y=100. If X follows Binomial distribution with parameters n=100 and p=45, what is the variance of Y?

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Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be 14. It is tossed repeatedly until a head appears. Let  N be the number of tosses required. If the probability that the equation 64x2+5Nx+1=0 has no real root is pq, where p and q are co-prime, then q-p is equal to..........

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The random variable X follows binomial distribution B(n, p), for which the difference of the mean and the variance is 1.

If 2 P(X=2)=3 P(X=1), then n2P(X>1) is equal to

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Let a die be rolled n times. Let the probability of getting odd numbers seven times be equal to the probability of getting odd numbers nine times. If the probability of getting even numbers twice is k215, then k is equal to

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A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. For each throw, a total of 5 is considered a success. If the probability of at least 4 successes is k311, then k is equal to

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In a binomial distribution, Bn,p, the sum and product of the mean and variance are 5 and 6 respectively, then find 6n+p-q is equal to

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For a biased coin, the probability of getting head is 14. It is tossed n times, till we get head. Given a quadratic equation 64x2+2nx+1=0. If probability that the quadratic equation has no real roots is PQ (where, P and Q are co-prime), then the value of Q-P is ________ 

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The incidence of suffering from a disease among workers in an industry has a chance of 3313%. What is the probability that 3 out of 6 workers suffering from a disease? 

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The probability of an event that Haresh hits the target is 14. He hits targets 25 times, then its variance is 

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In a recreational event at a school, there were 8 students, 6 parents, and 4 teachers. To play a game, two members were selected randomly one after the other. Find the probability distribution of the number of students. Show your steps.

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A pair of dice is thrown independently three times. The probability of getting a score of 10 exactly twice is:

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A player A plays a game against a machine. Ay each round he deposits 100 Rs. in the machine and flips a coin. If a coins shows head, A get 100 Rs. increment and if a coins shows tail, then A gets 100 Rs. decrement. Let A start with 1000 Rs., then the probability that he is left with no money by the 14th round.

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A person takes a step forward with probability p and takes a step backward with probability q, where p+q=1. The probability that after 2n+1 steps the person is only one step away from his initial position, is equal to 

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A random variable X is binomially distributed with parameter n=25 and p=0.2. The sknewness of the variable X is