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This module introduces the Probability Distribution Function (PDF) and its characteristics.
A discrete
probability distribution function has two characteristics:
- Each probability is between 0 and 1, inclusive.
- The sum of the probabilities is 1.
A child psychologist is interested in the number of times a newborn baby's crying wakes its mother after midnight. For a random sample of 50 mothers, the following information was obtained. Let
= the number of times a newborn wakes its mother after midnight. For this example,
= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
= probability that
takes on a value
.
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0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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takes on the values 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
This is a discrete
because
- Each
is between 0 and 1, inclusive.
- The sum of the probabilities is 1, that is,
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Suppose Nancy has classes
3 days a week. She attends classes 3 days a week
80% of the time,
2 days 15% of the time,
1 day 4% of the time, and
no days 1% of the time. Suppose one week is randomly selected.
Suppose one week is randomly chosen. Construct a probability distribution table (called a
table) like the one in the previous example. The table should have two columns labeled
and
. What does the
column sum to?
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0 |
0.01 |
1 |
0.04 |
2 |
0.15 |
3 |
0.80 |
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Questions & Answers
Ayele, K., 2003. Introductory Economics, 3rd ed., Addis Ababa.
can you send the book attached ?
Ariel
the study of how humans make choices under conditions of scarcity
AI-Robot
U(x,y) = (x×y)1/2
find mu of x for y
U(x,y) = (xÃy)1/2
find mu of x for y
Desalegn
this is the study of how the society manages it's scarce resources
Belonwu
macroeconomic is the branch of economics which studies actions, scale, activities and behaviour of the aggregate economy as a whole.
husaini
difference between firm and industry
what's the difference between a firm and an industry
Abdul
firm is the unit which transform inputs to output where as industry contain combination of firms with similar production 😅😅
Abdulraufu
Suppose the demand function that a firm faces shifted from
Qd 120 3P
to
Qd 90 3P
and the supply function has shifted from
QS
20 2P
to
QS
10 2P .
a) Find the effect of this change on price and quantity.
b) Which of the changes in demand and supply is higher?
explain standard reason why economic is a science
factors influencing supply
scares
means__________________ends
resources. unlimited
Jan
economics is a science that studies human behaviour as a relationship b/w ends and scares means which have alternative uses
Jan
calculate the profit maximizing for demand and supply
Why qualify 28 supplies
Milan
out-of-pocket costs for a firm, for example, payments for wages and salaries, rent, or materials
AI-Robot
concepts of supply in microeconomics
identify a demand and a supply curve
there's a difference
Aryan
Demand curve shows that how supply and others conditions affect on demand of a particular thing and what percent demand increase whith increase of supply of goods
Israr
Hi Sir please how do u calculate Cross elastic demand and income elastic demand?
Abari
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Source:
OpenStax, Collaborative statistics. OpenStax CNX. Jul 03, 2012 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10522/1.40
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