Movie stars and U.S. presidents have fished Pyramid Lake. It is one of the best

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Movie stars and U.S. presidents have fished Pyramid Lake. It is one of the best places in the lower 48 states to catch trophy cutthroat trout. In this table, x = number of fish caught in a 6-hour period. The percentage data are the percentages of fishermen who caught x fish in a 6-hour period while fishing from shore.

(a) Convert the percentages to probabilities and make a histogram of the probability distribution.

(b) Find the probability that a fisherman selected at random fishing from shore catches one or more fish in a 6-hour period. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)


(c) Find the probability that a fisherman selected at random fishing from shore catches two or more fish in a 6-hour period. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)


(d) Compute , the expected value of the number of fish caught per fisherman in a 6-hour period (round 4 or more to 4). (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
= ____ fish

(e) Compute , the standard deviation of the number of fish caught per fisherman in a 6-hour period (round 4 or more to 4). (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
= ____ fish

x 0 1 2 3 4 or more % 43% 35% 14% 7% 1%

Explanation / Answer

a) THE DISTRIBUTION GIVEN AS

1%

0.43 0.35 0.14 0.07 0.01

THEREFORE THE CORRECT REPRESENTATION IS GIVEN IN GRAPH A. AS THE PROBABILITY IS DECREASING WITH THE NUMBER OF FISH. HENCE OPTION A IS CORRECT

B)P( ATLEAST 1 FISH ) = P(1)+P(2)+P(3) +P(4 OR MORE)

= 0.35+0.14+0.07+0.01 = 0.57

C) P( TWO OR MORE ) = P(2)+P(3)+P(4)

= 0.14+0.07+0.01 = 0.28

D) EXPECTED FISH = E(X) = X1*P(X1)+X2*P(X2)+....+XN*P(XN)

E(X) = 0*0.43+1*0.35+2*0.14+3*0.07 +4*0.01 = 0.88

x 0 1 2 3 4 or more % 43% 35% 14% 7%

1%

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