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This document presents a series of probability distribution problems, covering topics such as Bernoulli trials, defect rates, and Poisson processes. It includes questions on calculating probabilities for various scenarios involving coins, dice, and random variables. The problems are designed to test understanding of probability mass functions, variance, and expected values in different contexts.

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This document presents a series of probability distribution problems, covering topics such as Bernoulli trials, defect rates, and Poisson processes. It includes questions on calculating probabilities for various scenarios involving coins, dice, and random variables. The problems are designed to test understanding of probability mass functions, variance, and expected values in different contexts.

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Probability Distribution
1. A fair coin is tossed. Let X be the random variable that takes the value 1 if heads occurs
and 0 if tails occur. What is the probability mass function of X?
2. In a Bernoulli trial with probability of success p = 0.7, what is the variance of the
outcome?
3. A manufacturing process has a 5% defect rate. If we randomly select one item, what is
the probability of it being non-defective?
4. A fair six-sided die is rolled 10 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 sixes?
5. In a batch of 20 light bulbs, each has an independent 10% chance of being defective.
What is the probability that exactly 2 bulbs are defective?
7. A basketball player has a 70% free throw success rate. If she attempts 8 free throws,
what is the probability she makes at least 6?
8. On average, a call center receives 12 calls per hour. What is the probability of receiving
exactly 15 calls in the next hour?
9. A radioactive source emits particles at an average rate of 5 per minute. What is the
probability of observing 3 or fewer particles in a one-minute period?
10. Typos occur at an average rate of 2 per page in a long document. What is the probability
of finding more than 5 typos on a randomly selected page?
10. A bus is scheduled to arrive at a stop every 15 minutes. If you arrive at the stop at a
random time, what is the probability you'll wait less than 5 minutes?
11. The lifetime of a certain electronic component is uniformly distributed between 1000
and 1500 hours. What is the probability that a randomly selected component will last
between 1200 and 1400 hours?
12. A random number is chosen from the interval [0, 10]. What is the probability that it's
greater than 7?
13. A fair coin is tossed 100 times. Use the Poisson approximation to the binomial
distribution to estimate the probability of getting exactly 55 heads.
14. In a large population, 20% of people have a certain genetic marker. If we randomly
sample 15 people, what is the probability that at least 5 of them have the marker?
15. A continuous uniform random variable X is distributed over the interval [a, b]. If P(X
< 10) = 0.4 and P(X > 15) = 0.3, find the values of a and b.
16. A group of 100 people take a test. The scores are normally distributed with a mean of
70 and a standard deviation of 15. The top 10% of scorers are offered a scholarship.
What is the minimum score needed to qualify for the scholarship?
17. In a Poisson process, events occur at an average rate of 3 per hour. What is the
probability that exactly 5 events occur in a 2-hour period, given that at least 2 events
occur?
18. A biased die has the following probabilities for each face: P (1) = 0.1, P (2) = 0.1, P (3)
= 0.2, P (4) = 0.2, P (5) = 0.2, P (6) = 0.2 The die is rolled repeatedly until the sum of
the rolls exceeds 10. What is the expected number of rolls?
19. In a population of 1000 people, 100 have a rare genetic marker. A test for this marker
has a sensitivity of 95% (true positive rate) and a specificity of 98% (true negative rate).
If a person tests positive, what is the probability they actually have the marker?
20. A fair six-sided die is rolled repeatedly. What is the expected number of rolls until all
six numbers have appeared at least once?

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