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Probability and Statistical Inference | 9th Edition | ISBN: 9780321923271 | Authors: Robert V. Hogg, Elliot Tanis, Dale Zimmerman

Table of Contents

1.1
Probability
1.2
Probability
1.3
Probability
1.4
Probability
1.5
Probability

2.1
Discrete Distributions
2.2
Discrete Distributions
2.3
Discrete Distributions
2.4
Discrete Distributions
2.5
Discrete Distributions
2.6
Discrete Distributions

3.1
Continuous Distributions
3.2
Continuous Distributions
3.3
Continuous Distributions
3.4
Continuous Distributions

4.1
Bivariate Distributions
4.2
Bivariate Distributions
4.3
Bivariate Distributions
4.4
Bivariate Distributions
4.5
Bivariate Distributions

5.1
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.2
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.3
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.4
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.5
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.6
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.7
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.8
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables
5.9
Distributions of Functions of Random Variables

6.1
Point Estimation
6.2
Point Estimation
6.3
Point Estimation
6.4
Point Estimation
6.5
Point Estimation
6.6
Point Estimation
6.7
Point Estimation
6.8
Point Estimation
6.9
Point Estimation

7.1
Interval Estimation
7.2
Interval Estimation
7.3
Interval Estimation
7.4
Interval Estimation
7.5
Interval Estimation
7.6
Interval Estimation
7.7
Interval Estimation

8.1
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.2
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.3
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.4
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.5
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.6
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses
8.7
Tests of Statistical Hypotheses

9.1
More Tests
9.2
More Tests
9.3
More Tests
9.4
More Tests
9.5
More Tests
9.6
More Tests
9.7
More Tests

Textbook Solutions for Probability and Statistical Inference

Chapter 1.2 Problem 16E

Question

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.

  1. 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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Title Probability and Statistical Inference  9 
Author Robert V. Hogg, Elliot Tanis, Dale Zimmerman
ISBN 9780321923271

A box of candy hearts contains 52 hearts, of which 19 are

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