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Chapter 5, Problem 19E

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QUESTION:

For Exercises 19 through 26, construct a probability distribution for the data and draw a graph for the distribution.

Medical Tests The probabilities that a patient will have 0, 1, 2, or 3 medical tests performed on entering a hospital are \(\frac{6}{15}, \frac{5}{15}, \frac{3}{15}\), and \(\frac{1}{15},\) respectively.

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QUESTION:

For Exercises 19 through 26, construct a probability distribution for the data and draw a graph for the distribution.

Medical Tests The probabilities that a patient will have 0, 1, 2, or 3 medical tests performed on entering a hospital are \(\frac{6}{15}, \frac{5}{15}, \frac{3}{15}\), and \(\frac{1}{15},\) respectively.

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Step 1 of 2

We have to construct a probability distribution of the data and to draw a graph for the distribution.

   Thus,

X 

0

1

2

3

P(x) 

 

 Now we have to draw a graph for the distribution.

           

   X

P(x) 

0

0.4

1

0.333

2

0.2

3

0.0667

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