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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| statistical probability | 7/19/2008 | Jason Eisele |
| Q: Can you figure the statistical probability that 2 people playing rock, paper, scissors came up with ... A: Dr. Lynn, Thanks for your question! Since there are three different ways Player A can throw, and ... | ||
| percentage | 7/6/2008 | Joe Engels |
| Q: I had a question on my math quiz that goes like this: Mr. R's monthly salary is $2500. His monthly ... A: Why is it not 520/1980*100=26.26%??? You can also do 1-(1980/2500)*100 The point is you want to ... | ||
| Estimating Probability | 6/21/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: In a study of 685 cars in a parking lot, there were only 3 different types: sedan, sports car and ... A: I wont answer the question fully, I will guide you. How many sedan or sports cars are there? ( 685 ... | ||
| stan 111 | 6/18/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: a class consists of 8 boys and 6 girls, a committee of three persons is to be constituted fromthe ... A: 1. a class consists of 8 boys and 6 girls, a committee of three persons is to be constituted from ... | ||
| Probability question | 6/3/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: can you please answer this question? it rains 40 of the year in Seattle. if 8 days are chosen at ... A: The number of the day it rained follows a hypergeometric distribution. P (at most 2 of the days it ... | ||
| Choosing a statistical test | 6/3/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: I am having problems in analyzing a set of data. I have found that, at times, a one-way ANOVA ... A: If a one-way ANOVA yields a significant p-value, it means that at least one comparison between means ... | ||
| Probability | 5/31/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: A. From a lot of 12 flares, 4 are selected at random. If the lot contains 4 defective flares, what ... A: Sorry for my delay! A. From a lot of 12 flares, 4 are selected at random. If the lot contains 4 ... | ||
| statistics | 5/31/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: Is there any relationship between level of significance eg. LSD and correlation eg R squared? ... A: Interesting question. But, I am not sure about the scenario you are talking about. Does LSD stand ... | ||
| probabilty | 5/31/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: 1. Let A and B two events. Suppose that P (A) = 0.4, P (B) = p, and P(A U B)=0.8 a) For what value ... A: 1. Let A and B two events. Suppose that P (A) = 0.4, P (B) = p, and P(A U B)=0.8 a) For what value ... | ||
| Probability | 5/29/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: A certain tennis player makes a successful first serve 70% of the time. Assume that each serve is ... A: Can I say that the probability that the player makes a successful trial is 0.7? The reason for me to ... | ||
| Determing samples size for small vs large populations | 5/27/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: Simplified terms: If n=75 and population "A" is 10,000 and population "B" is 10,000,000. Would n=75 ... A: Whether a test is unbiased or biased is not dependent on the sample size. Also, whether an estimator ... | ||
| Statistics | 5/27/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: I am trying to determine a way to find the various combinations that would lead to a sum of 1 for a ... A: Could u possibly explain it in details (such as more examples, formula)? I do not understand your ... | ||
| Probablities | 5/26/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: "Synopsis: A survey found that 23% of respondents stick with their tour group. (No total number of ... A: The total number of travelers who stick with their groups out of a sample has the binomial ... | ||
| Probability | 5/26/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Synopsis: A survey found that 23% of respondents stick with their tour group. (No total number of ... A: In a sample of 10 travelers, what is the probability that NONE will stick with their group? That ... | ||
| probabilities | 5/26/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: I have 35 consecutive numbers. I randomly chose any 5 numbers, no two numbers being the same. What ... A: Sorry. I mean 1-0.44=0.56. It is 1-the number of 5-combinations from 35 elements*the number of ... | ||
| math | 5/24/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: these are really basic questions for the praxis test. thank you. How do I find out what fractions ... A: if you want to know if any two factions a/b and c/d are equivalent, you can check if a*d = b*c are ... | ||
| probability and statics | 5/24/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: how many distinct permutations can be formed from the letters of th word PLANE A: The number of ways to arrange all the alphabets in the word is 5! (5 factorial). The number of ... | ||
| Probability | 5/23/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: A die is thrown 20 times and a success is defined as a one or a six on the upface of the die. Use ... A: The total number of success out of 20 trials has the binomial distribution with the probability of ... | ||
| statistics | 5/23/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: For 75 employees of a large department store, the following distribution for years of service was ... A: please read the definition and examples at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram You may draw it by ... | ||
| Probability | 5/22/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: Gerry Infeld has a batting average of 0.326. What is the probability that he will have 2 hits in his ... A: The total number of hits out of his next 5 trials has the binomial distribution with the probability ... | ||
| statistics | 5/22/2008 | Vivian |
| Q: The heights in inches of commonly grown herbs are shown. Organize the data into a frequency ... A: I think there are many ways to organize the data into a frequency distribution with six classes. You ... | ||
| Probability | 5/19/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: 30 out of 100 boys and 36 out of 100 girls knows the answer to the question that their teacher ... A: How many students are there ? 200 ? And is the number of boys and girls the same? Assume so. Then ... | ||
| Probability | 5/18/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A die is thrown 20 times and a success is defined as a one or a six on the upface of the die. Use ... A: what are the chances of getting a one/six ? 2 out of 6 ways. So probability of success = p(E) = 2/6 ... | ||
| Probability | 5/17/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: When Susan and Jessica play a card game, Susan wins 60% of the time. If they play 9 games, what is ... A: If they play 9 games, what is the probability that Jessica will have won more games than Susan? ... | ||
| probability question: shuffling a deck of playing cards... | 5/12/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A man sits and shuffles a deck of 52 playing cards. He shuffles quickly: he mixes the cards into a ... A: How many combinations/orders are there? Well, the first card can be in 52 ways, the second in 51 ... | ||
| statistics | 5/11/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: 9% of men are color blind. for four randomly selected men, the probability that nore are color ... A: i assume you mean NONE when you say "nore" If all four are NOT colour blind, then Person 1 is not ... | ||
| Probability | 5/9/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: To encourage people to shop at their store, Penny and Joan offer a reward to every tenth customer ... A: Sorry for the delay, i somehow missed your question. the chance of getting the reward in 1 visit is ... | ||
| calculating odds | 5/6/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: What are the odds that an individual would answer 16 consecutive questions on an intelligence test ... A: let's take q 1. There are six answers: A,B,C,D,E,F. You can choose one of these 6. There is only 1 ... | ||
| Probabilities associated with the tossing of dice | 5/5/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I toss a die 5 times, and record the outcomes to X1,X2,X3,X4,X5. In MS Excel I simualate random ... A: Y = X1 + X2 + X3 + X4 + X5 assume you mean average values of X1, X2 etc. What is P(Y<=17) ? i.e. ... | ||
| probability by percentage | 5/4/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: two items (A & B) are randomly placed in a location. "A" has 49 possible locations and "B" has 34 ... A: think of the 7 locations: 7 locations: all of which "A" could be in and 3 of which "B" could be in. ... | ||
| Probability | 4/23/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A drawer contains 50 bolts and 150 nuts. Half of the bolts and half of the nuts are rusted. If one ... A: A drawer contains 50 bolts and 150 nuts. Half of the bolts and half of the nuts are rusted. There ... | ||
| Group assignment on probability | 4/20/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A random sample of 6IC'S is taken from a large consignment and tested in two independent stages.The ... A: The probability that an IC will pass either stage is p. All the 6 ICS are tested at the first stage. ... | ||
| probability | 4/11/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: suppose that A and D are independent event such that the probability that neither occurs is a and ... A: A die is weighted 4 is twice as likely to appear as the number 1,2,3,5 6 is twice as likely to ... | ||
| probability question | 4/9/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A group of 3 married couples are to be seated randomly around a circular table. What is the ... A: i assume this means that there are 6 people, randomly sitting around the table. we need to a) find ... | ||
| Probability | 4/7/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A committee of 5 people is to be selected from student council. Council has 6 boys and 7 girls. What ... A: A committee of 5 people is to be selected from student council. Council has 6 boys and 7 girls. What ... | ||
| statistics | 4/6/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: A football team has five senior members,the team votes on a captain and cocaptain that are senior ... A: In how many ways can you select the captain and co-captain? How many ways can you select the ... | ||
| rock paper scissors vs flippin a quarter | 4/5/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: ahead of time . scenario what is the probability percentage chance of winning on rock paper ... A: this is only one game. good. chance of winning in coin-flip ( i assume you say Heads, and see what ... | ||
| Probability & Statistics | 3/30/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: what is the probability that 13 rolls of a fair die will show three fours? A: what is the probability that 13 rolls of a fair die will show three fours? if you roll it once, the ... | ||
| probability | 3/22/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Box A contains 2 black and 5 white marbles whereas box B contains 1 black and 4 white marbles. A box ... A: Box A contains 2 black and 5 white marbles whereas box B contains 1 black and 4 white marbles. A box ... | ||
| Stats | 3/19/2008 | Ellis Godard |
| Q: My Dependent Variable is GPA (4 = A, 3 = B....0 = F) My independent variables are: locus of control ... A: You should have some basis for making whatever hypothesis it is that you want to test. But however ... | ||
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Surajit Basu
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Expertise
I can answer questions about applications of probability. I cannot answer questions on statistics and distributions.
Experience
I help out chidren. I solve problems/ puzzles regularly.
Education/Credentials
B. Tech., Computer Science, IIT Kanpur, India
MBA, Finance/Systems, IIM Calcutta, India
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