Binomial and Poisson Distributions

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Binomial and Poisson Distributions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Bernoulli Trials, Binomial Probability Distribution, Variance in Poisson Probability Distribution & Standard Deviation in Poisson Probability Distribution etc.

Important Questions on Binomial and Poisson Distributions

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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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If 6 is the mean of a Poisson distribution, then PX3=

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The discrete random variables X and Y are independent from one another and are defined as X~B16,0.25 and Y~P2. Then the sum of the variances of X and Y is

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Which of the following is not a property of a Binomial distribution?

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Find the expectation of number of heads in 30 tosses of a fair coin.

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For a binomial distribution with mean 6 and variance 2. Then the value of P(X=8) is

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The probability of a man hitting a target is 23. the minimum number of times he must fire so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is more then 90%

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For a binomial distribution Bn,p,mean=200, standard deviation=10, then n2+1p2+1q2=?

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If the mean of a Poisson distribution is 13, then the ratio P(X=1): P(X=2) is

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If X is a poisson variate such that P(X=2)=P(X=3), then e3·P(X=4) is

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When employees with smart phones are randomly selected, 50% use them for office purpose. The probability that out of 10 users exactly 2 of them use for office purpose is

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If X is a poisson variable such that 3P(X=4)=12P(X=2)+P(X=0) then the mean of X is ________

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The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 5 and 4 respectively. Then what is P(X=1)?

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If the sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution is 15 and the sum of their squares is 117, then the number of independent trials is equal to

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The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 3 respectively, then the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution is

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The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 3 respectively, then the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution is

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A boy is throwing stones at a target. The probability of hitting the target at any trial is  1 2 . The probability of hitting the target for the  5th time at the 10th throw, is

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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