PROBLEM 2E In designing an experiment, the researcher can often choose many different levels of the various factors in order to try to find the best combination at which to operate. As an illustration, suppose the researcher is studying a certain chemical reaction and can choose four levels of temperature, five different pressures, and two different catalysts. (a) To consider all possible combinations, how many experiments would need to be conducted? (b) Often in preliminary experimentation, each factor is restricted to two levels. With the three factors noted, how many experiments would need to be run to cover all possible combinations with each of the three factors at two levels? (Note: This is often called a 23 design.)
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PROBLEM 16E
A box of candy hearts contains 52 hearts, of which 19 are white, 10 are tan, 7 are pink, 3 are purple, 5 are yellow, 2 are orange, and 6 are green. If you select nine pieces of candy randomly from the box, without replacement, give the probability that
(a) Three of the hearts are white.
(b) Three are white, two are tan, one is pink, one is yellow, and two are green.
Solution
Answer :
Step 1 of 2 :
Given, A box of candy hearts contains 52 hearts, of which 19 are white, 10 are tan, 7 are pink, 3 are purple, 5 are yellow, 2 are orange, and 6 are green.
- If we select nine pieces of candy randomly from the box, without replacement.
The claim is to find the three of the hearts are white.
Total we have 52 heart, in that there are 19 white hearts and remaining are 33 hearts
Therefore, total ways of choosing 9 candy = 52C9
nCr =
The number of ways when 3 of them is white =
Then, P(three of the hearts are white) =
=
= 0.2917
Therefore, P(three of the hearts are white) = 0.2917
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