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What does the inequality symbol '≥' represent in the context of probability?
What does the inequality symbol '≥' represent in the context of probability?
What is the probability of selling exactly 7 cars at the car dealership, represented as P(X = 7)?
What is the probability of selling exactly 7 cars at the car dealership, represented as P(X = 7)?
Which scenario represents the probability of selling more than 5 boxes of leche puto, expressed using inequality symbols?
Which scenario represents the probability of selling more than 5 boxes of leche puto, expressed using inequality symbols?
What does P(X < 5) represent in the context of the convenience store teller scenario?
What does P(X < 5) represent in the context of the convenience store teller scenario?
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Which of the following scenarios represents the probability of selling between 2 and 6 cars (inclusive) at the car dealership?
Which of the following scenarios represents the probability of selling between 2 and 6 cars (inclusive) at the car dealership?
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What is the probability of selling at least 37 boxes of leche puto, represented as P(X ≥ 37)?
What is the probability of selling at least 37 boxes of leche puto, represented as P(X ≥ 37)?
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In the convenience store scenario, what does P(X ≠ 4) represent?
In the convenience store scenario, what does P(X ≠ 4) represent?
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What is the probability of having no tellers busy at the convenience store, represented as P(X = 0)?
What is the probability of having no tellers busy at the convenience store, represented as P(X = 0)?
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Study Notes
Probability of a Random Variable
- This video lesson focuses on computing probabilities related to random variables, using inequality symbols.
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Inequality symbols are used to represent different scenarios when working with probabilities:
- Less than (<): "fewer than," "below" (This is the correct symbol for "fewer than")
- Less than or equal to (≤): "at most," "no more than"
- Greater than (>): "more than," "above" (This is the correct symbol for "more than")
- Greater than or equal to (≥): "at least," "no less than"
- Not equal to (≠): "different from," "not"
- Equal to (=): "exactly"
Example: Car Dealership Sales
- The video provides an example of a car dealership and the probability distribution of cars sold in a given day:
- Random variable (X): Number of cars sold
- Probability: Corresponding probability for each value of X
- Calculating Probabilities:*
- P(X ≤ 2): The probability of selling 2 or fewer cars. This involves summing the probabilities of X = 0, X = 1, and X = 2.
- P(X ≥ 7): The probability of selling 7 or more cars. This involves summing the probabilities of X ≥ 7 (X = 7, X = 8, X = 9, X = 10).
- P(1 ≤ X ≤ 5): The probability of selling between 1 and 5 cars (inclusive). Sum the probabilities of X = 1 through X = 5.
Example: Convenience Store Tellers
- The video gives a scenario of the number of tellers busy at a convenience store at 12 noon:
- Random variable (X): Number of tellers busy.
- Probability: The probability of a specific number of tellers being busy.
- Calculating Probabilities:*
- P(X = 4): The probability of exactly 4 tellers being busy.
- P(X ≥ 2): The probability of at least 2 tellers being busy.
- P(X < 5): The probability of fewer than 5 tellers being busy.
- P(2 ≤ X < 5): Probability of at least 2 but fewer than 5 tellers being busy.
- P(X ≥ 0): The probability of at least 0 tellers being busy, which is equal to 1 (representing the sum of all probabilities in a discrete probability distribution).
Example: Leche Puto Sales
- Random variable (X): Number of boxes of leche puto sold.
- Probability: Probability distribution for each value of X.
- Calculating Probabilities:*
- P(X ≥ 40): The probability of selling 40 or more boxes.
- P(37 ≤ X ≤ 50): The probability of selling at least 37 but not more than 50 boxes.
- P(X ≤ 50): The probability of selling no more than 50 boxes.
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Description
This quiz focuses on the computation of probabilities related to random variables, highlighting the use of various inequality symbols. It includes practical examples, such as calculating the probability of car sales at a dealership, and explores concepts like less than, greater than, and equal scenarios.
