By: Steven LaCouture
From a standard deck of cards you pick a card and note whether it’s a diamond
or not, replace the card. You repeat this five times, so n=5. The outcomes for each trial can be classified in two categories: S= selecting a diamond and F= selecting another suit. The
probabilities of success and failure are:
Trial Card S or F?
1 Club F
2 Diamond S
3 Heart F
4 Heart F
5 Diamond S
P= P(S) = ¼ AND Q= P(F) = ¾
N= 5P= ¼Q= ¾
X= 0,1,2,3,4, and 5
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0 .2371 .3962 .2643 .0884 .0155 .001
This is the probability of pulling the cards.