Probability Distributions

An inspector for the U>S> Department of Agriculture is about to visit a large meat-packing company.

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The regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency annually hires second-year law students as summer interns to help the agency prepare court cases.

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Label the following probability distributions as discrete or continuous.

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Which probability distribution would you use to find binomial probabilities in the following situations: binomial, Poisson or normal?

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The French bread made at La Fleur de Farine costs $8 per dozen baguettes to produce. Fresh bread sells at a premium, $16 per dozen baguettes, but it has a short shalf life.

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Reginald Dunfey, president of British World Airlines, is fiercely proud of his company's on-time percentage, only 2 percent of all BWA flights arrive more than 10 minutes early or late.

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Marvin Thornbury, an attorney working for the Legal Aid Socity, estimates that on average, seven of the daily arrivals to the L.A.S.

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The City Bank of Durham has recently begun a new credit program.

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Anita Daybride is a Red Cross worker aiding earthquake victims in rural Colombia.

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On average, 12 percent of those enrolled in the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic controller training program will have to repeat the course.

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