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Binomial n 25 p 0.36 xi P(X<=xi) 0 0.0000 1 0.0002 2 0.0016 3 0.0074 4 0.0255 5

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Question

Binomial  

  

n  

25  

p  

0.36  

  

  

xi  

P(X<=xi)  

0  

0.0000  

1  

0.0002  

2  

0.0016  

3  

0.0074  

4  

0.0255  

5  

0.0682  

6  

0.1483  

7  

0.2705  

8  

0.4252  

9  

0.5896  

10  

0.7376  

11  

0.8510  

12  

0.9255  

13  

0.9674  

14  

0.9876  

15  

0.9959  

16  

0.9989  

17  

0.9997  

18  

0.9999  

19  

1.0000  

20  

1.0000  

21  

1.0000  

22  

1.0000  

23  

1.0000  

24  

1.0000  

25  

1.0000  



Use the cumulative binomial probability excel output above (dealing with the number of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.) to answer the following question.  

Find the probability that no less than 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going.

Binomial  

  

n  

25  

p  

0.36  

  

  

xi  

P(X<=xi)  

0  

0.0000  

1  

0.0002  

2  

0.0016  

3  

0.0074  

4  

0.0255  

5  

0.0682  

6  

0.1483  

7  

0.2705  

8  

0.4252  

9  

0.5896  

10  

0.7376  

11  

0.8510  

12  

0.9255  

13  

0.9674  

14  

0.9876  

15  

0.9959  

16  

0.9989  

17  

0.9997  

18  

0.9999  

19  

1.0000  

20  

1.0000  

21  

1.0000  

22  

1.0000  

23  

1.0000  

24  

1.0000  

25  

1.0000  

Explanation / Answer

P(No less than 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going)

= P(X > 10)

= 1 - P(X < 10)

= 1 - P(X < 9)

= 1 - 0.5896

= 0.4104