10/3/2012

Finish Chapter 4

• Complete group exercises and examples from Monday
• Probability calculations with Minitab
  • Binomial distribution - Calc > Probability Distributions > Binomial
  • Hypergeometric distribution - Calc Probability Distributions > Hypergeometric
  • Poisson distribution - Graph > Probability distribution plot
• Find the probability distribution for Z = the number of turns required to get out of jail in the game Monopoly.
  • Identify the mean and variance of a geometric random variable.
• Negative binomial distribution, including mean and variance
  • Example - A couple wants to have 3 girls. Find the probability distribution for the number of children they must have to fulfill this desire. What is the mean number of children required?
• Cumulative distribution function
  • Definition
  • Example - Let T be the time we have to wait until the next bus comes along. Assume that the next bus arrives at a time which is "equally likely" to be anywhere in the next 10 minutes.
    • What is the p.d.f of T?
    • What is the c.d.f. of T?

We will continue with Chapter 5 on Friday and have a problem session on Monday.