Geometric Distribution (Optional) · Example 5
The lifetime risk of developing pancreatic cancer is about one in 78 (1.28 percent). Let X = the number of people you ask until one says he or she has pancreatic cancer. Then X is a discrete random variable with a geometric distribution: X ~ G or X ~ G(.0128).
(a) What is the probability that you ask 10 people before one says he or she has pancreatic cancer?
(b) What is the probability that you must ask 20 people?
(c) Find the (i) mean and (ii) standard deviation of X.
OpenStax, Statistics · §4.4 Geometric Distribution (Optional) · Example 5
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