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Statistics deals with collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical data. An important aspect of statistics is the analysis of population characteristics inferred from sampling.

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Suppose that you roll a pair of standard 6-sided dice a total of 42 times. What is the probability that you will get a sum of 5 at least four times?

The probability of getting 5 on one toss of a pair is 1/9. The most probable number of fives you will get after 42 tosses is 4 or 5.

Add the probabilities of getting 5 four, five, six, seven, eight etc times out of 42 tosses. By the time you get to 15 times, the probability will be very small and you can quit adding them up.

The probability of rolling 5 four times is (1/9)^4*(8/9)^38*42!/(38!*4!)

= 119,930*1.524*10^-4*1.138*10^-2

= 0.20803

The probability of rolling 5 five times is (1/9)^5*(8/9)^37*42!/(37!*5!)

= 8.507*10^5*1.6935*10^-5*1.2804*10^-2

= 0.18447

I am not going to continue this because it would take half the night, but you get the idea.

There is an easier way to do this that just occurred to me. It will give the same answer. Here it is:

Add the probabilities of getting 5 zero, one, two or three times, and subtract that from 1.

The probability of never getting five is (8/9)^42 = 0.007105

The probability of getting 5 only once is (1/9)*(8/9)^41*42 = 0.037304

The probability of getting 5 twice is

(1/9)^2*(8/9)^40*(42*41*/2) = 0.095591

Now YOU compute the probability of getting 5 three times. Add that to the probabilities above and subtract the sum from one. You should end up with a number around 0.6.

That will be the answer.

What does the mean mean in mathematical terms?

The mean is the average; the total of the members of the set divided by the number of members n the set.

What is 25 over 88 as a percentage?

Expressed as a percentage, 25/88 x 100 = 28.409 recurring (that is, 28.4090909...) percent.

What are the odds of rolling a four on one die?

Since there are six sides on a die, the odds of rolling a 4, or any digit for that matter is 1/6

How many 4 digit combinations can be made with 3 digits?

nCr = n!/r!(n-r)! = 4

I'm using the combination formula where the place of the digits is not important No if the place

for instance the combination 312 is the same as 213.

But I think you are asking for a permutation instead where the placements of the digits are also important. So it would actually be 4!/(4-3)! or 24.

In a permutation the place is significant

i.e. 312 and 213 are distinct even though they have the same 3 digits.

How many possible values are there for spin numbers?

the spin quantum number has only two possible values__(+ 1/2 & -1/2)

What is the probability of tossing 8 coins and 2 heads?

In a civilized culture whose citizens are accustomed to fundamental human rights

and the rule of law, one must hope that it's vanishingly small.

How you can increase the range of number?

I can think of four ways to do that:

  • Make the biggest number on the list bigger.
  • Add a new number to the list that's bigger than the biggest one there now.
  • Make the smallest number on the list smaller.
  • Add a new number to the list that's smaller than the smallest one there now.

What does the convince sample mean?

Nothing, since there is no such term. Check your notes and resubmit your question.

What is the vocabulary of 1 out 4 people?

1 out of 4 is a statistic. Written in a different format it can be a ratio or a percent.

When was mathimatics made?

Many aspects of mathematics are not man-made. For example, the ratio of the circumference of a circle and its diameter will be pi, wherever it is. The inverse square laws for electromagnetic attraction (or repulsion) are universal. So, mathematics exists without people so no person can claim to have made it.

What are the uses of trigonometry in schools?

There are few uses for trigonometry is schools just as there are few uses for languages or history or geography or, in fact, most subjects. There are three main objectives in teaching most subjects at school:

  • one is to give you a taster of that subject. If you had never come across it you would never know whether or not you wanted to study it.
  • a second is to provide you with enough of the basics so that, if you do choose to study a related subject at a later stage, you would not have to start from scratch. For example, if they did not teach you any mathematics, you could never be a scientist or, alternatively, your first year of studying proper science, you would have to learn basic addition!
  • the third aim, is to provide you with enough basic skills to be able to perform effectively as a productive citizen in society. Despite being a mathematician, and someone who loved trig at school, for most people, this argument does not work.