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*need explanation using excel** Dottie\'s Tax Service specializes in federal tax

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*need explanation using excel**

Dottie's Tax Service specializes in federal tax returns for professional clients, such as physicians, dentists, accountants, and lawyers. A recent audit by the IRS of the returns she prepared indicated that an error was made on 13% of the returns she prepared last year. Assuming this rate continues into this year and she prepares 52 returns, what is the probability that she makes errors on:

a. More than 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

b. At least 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

c. Exactly 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

Explanation / Answer

need explanation using excel**

Dottie's Tax Service specializes in federal tax returns for professional clients, such as physicians, dentists, accountants, and lawyers. A recent audit by the IRS of the returns she prepared indicated that an error was made on 13% of the returns she prepared last year. Assuming this rate continues into this year and she prepares 52 returns, what is the probability that she makes errors on:

a. More than 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

p=0.13, n=52

Expectation = np = 6.76

Variance = np(1 - p) = 5.8812

Standard deviation = 2.4251

Z value for 7, z =(7-6.76)/2.4251 =0.10

P( x >7) = 1-P( z ? 7) = 1-P( z <0.10) =0.460172

=0.4602 ( 4 decimals)

Excel function used    =1-NORM.S.DIST(0.1,TRUE)

b. At least 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

Z value for 7, z =(7-6.76)/2.4251 =0.10

P( x ?7) = P( z <0.10) = 0.539828

=0.5398 ( 4 decimals)

Excel function used    =NORM.S.DIST(0.1,TRUE)

c. Exactly 7 returns? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) Probability

P( x=0) =0.0000

Probability for exact value for continuous distribution is 0.