Random Variables

Practice Questions

AP Statistics › Random Variables

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Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

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Which of the following is a discrete random variable?

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If you flip a biased coin, which has a chance of being heads and of being tails, until you get a head, what is the chance that it takes five flips until you get a head?

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If and are two independent random variables with and , what is the standard deviation of the sum,

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If and are two independent random variables with and , what is the standard deviation of the sum,

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If you flip a biased coin, which has a chance of being heads and of being tails, until you get a head, what is the chance that it takes five flips until you get a head?

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Suppose you are throwing three darts and you have a one third chance of hitting the bull's eye. Each throw is independent of one another. What is the chance of hitting the bull's eye at least once?

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Let us suppose you are a waiter. You work your first four shifts and receive the following in tips: (1) 20, (2) 30, (3) 15, (4) 5. What is the mean amount of tips you will receive in a given day?

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Let us suppose you are a waiter. You work your first four shifts and receive the following in tips: (1) 20, (2) 30, (3) 15, (4) 5. What is the mean amount of tips you will receive in a given day?

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Suppose you are throwing three darts and you have a one third chance of hitting the bull's eye. Each throw is independent of one another. What is the chance of hitting the bull's eye at least once?

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