84. Lie detectors Refer to Exercise 82. Let Y= the number of people who the lie detector says are telling the truth.
(a) Find P(Y10). How is this related toP(X2)? Explain.
(b) Calculate μYandσY. How do they compare with μXand σX? Explain why this makes sense.

Short Answer

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(a) P(Y10)=P(X2)=55.83%

(b) The standard deviation of Yis similar to the standard deviation of X.Hence, μx=9.6andσx=1.3856.

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Part (a) Step 1: Given information 

Let Y=the number of people who the lie detector says are telling the truth. And to find P(Y10) is this related toP(X2) .

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

Given: n=12, and p=0.20
The Binomial Probability:
P(X=k)=nk×pk×(1-p)n-k

If a lie detector identifies 10or more persons as speaking the truth, then the number of people deceiving is 2or less than 2. There are a total of 12persons in the group.

localid="1650029337564" P(Y10)=P(X2)=P(X=0)+P(X=1)+P(X=2)0.558355.83%

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Part (b) Step 1: Given information 

Calculate μY and σY and compare with μX and σX.

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

Given: n=12,and p=0.20

Let, which is equivalent to, with the exception that the values of success and failure are swapped.

pY=1-pX=1-0.20=0.80

Heren=12

The mean is:

μY=n×p=12(0.80)=9.6

The standard deviation is:
σY=(n×p)(1-p)=12(0.80)(1-0.80)=1.3856.

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