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{"name": "STAT7008  (Cycling)", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"statement": "<p><strong>Please give your answer to at least 3 decimal places.</strong></p>\n<p>It is estimated that $\\var{p_perc}$%&nbsp;of all CIT students cycle to college. A&nbsp;random sample of $\\var{n}$ CIT students is chosen.</p>\n<p></p>", "metadata": {"description": "<p>It is estimated that 30% of all CIT students cycle to college. If a random sample of eight CIT students is chosen, calculate the probability that...</p>\n<p>rebelmaths</p>", "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International"}, "extensions": [], "rulesets": {}, "parts": [{"maxValue": "(q^n)+0.001", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": "3", "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "minValue": "(q^n)-0.001", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "unitTests": [], "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "type": "numberentry", "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "prompt": "<p>Calculate the probability that none of the <span>$\\var{n}$</span>&nbsp;students in the sample cycle to college.</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true}, {"maxValue": "answer2 +0.001", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": "5", "correctAnswerStyle": "plain", "minValue": "answer2 -0.001", "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "unitTests": [], "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "type": "numberentry", "allowFractions": false, "scripts": {}, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "prompt": "<p>Calculate the probability that at least&nbsp;$\\var{r}$ of the&nbsp;<span>$\\var{n}$</span> students cycle to college.</p>", "showCorrectAnswer": true}], "advice": "<p><strong>Part (a)</strong></p>\n<p>If a&nbsp;random variable $X$&nbsp;follows a&nbsp;binomial distribution with parameters $n$&nbsp;and $p$.&nbsp;The probability of $r$ successes out of $n$ trials is given by:</p>\n<p>$P(X=r)=P(r,n)=C^n_{r}p^{r}q^{n-r}$</p>\n<p>where $p$ is the probability of success for each trial and $q$ is the probability of failure for each trial.</p>\n<p>The probability that a student cycles to college&nbsp;is $\\var{p}$, therefore $p=\\var{p}$ and $q=1-\\var{p}=\\var{q}$.</p>\n<p>We are interested in claculating the probability that none of the sample of $\\var{n}$ students cycle to college so $r=0$ and $n=\\var{n}$</p>\n<p><span>$P(\\var{r0}, \\var{n})= C^\\var{n}_{\\var{r0}}$ $\\var{p}^\\var{r0}$ $\\var{q}^{\\var{n}-\\var{r0}}$&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p><span>$P(\\var{r0}, \\var{n})= \\var{pr0}$</span></p>\n<p><span></span></p>\n<p><strong>Part (b)</strong></p>\n<p><span>We are interested in claculating the probability that&nbsp;at least&nbsp;$\\var{r}$ of the&nbsp;<span>$\\var{n}$</span><span> students cycle to college. Let $X$ represent the number of students that cycle to college. We need to calculate:</span></span></p>\n<p><span>$P(X \\geq \\var{r}) = P(X= \\var{r}) + P(X= \\var{r+1})+...+ P(X=\\var{n})$</span></p>\n<p><span></span></p>\n<p>Since $P(X=\\var{r0})+P(X=\\var{r0+1})+...+P(X=\\var{n})=\\var{r0+1}$&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span>We may write&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p><span>$P(X \\geq \\var{r}) = 1-P(X= \\var{r0}) - P(X=\\var{r0+1})-...- P(X=\\var{r-1})$</span></p>\n<p><span></span></p>\n<p>where</p>\n<p><span>$P(X= \\var{r0})=P(\\var{r0}, \\var{n})= C^\\var{n}_{\\var{r0}}$ $\\var{p}^\\var{r0}$ $\\var{q}^{\\var{n}-\\var{r0}}=\\var{pr0}$&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p><span>$P(X=1) =P(1, \\var{n})= C^\\var{n}_{1}$ $\\var{p}^{1}$ $\\var{q}^{\\var{n}-1}$ $=\\var{pr1}$</span></p>\n<p><span>$P(X=2) = P(2, \\var{n})=$ $C^\\var{n}_{2}$&nbsp;</span>$\\var{p}^{2}$ $\\var{q}^{\\var{n}-2}$ $=\\var{pr2}$</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Then&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span>$P(X \\geq \\var{r}) = 1-\\var{qn}-\\var{pr1}-\\var{pr2}=\\var{answer2}$</span></p>", "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "tags": [], "name": "STAT7008  (Cycling)", "preamble": {"js": "", "css": ""}, "variables": {"pr1": {"name": "pr1", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "n*p*q^(n-1)", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>probability that r = 1</p>"}, "qn": {"name": "qn", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "q^n", "templateType": "anything", "description": ""}, "answer2": {"name": "answer2", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "1-answer1", "templateType": "anything", "description": ""}, "answer1": {"name": "answer1", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "if(r=2,pr0+pr1, pr0+pr1+pr2)", "templateType": "anything", "description": ""}, "r": {"name": "r", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "3", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>more than r of the students cycle to college</p>"}, "p": {"name": "p", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(0.1..0.4#0.05)", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>the probability that an individual student cycles to college</p>"}, "pr0": {"name": "pr0", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "q^n", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>probability that&nbsp;r = 0</p>"}, "n2": {"name": "n2", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "n-2", "templateType": "anything", "description": ""}, "pr2": {"name": "pr2", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "((n*(n-1))/2)*(p^2)*q^(n-2)", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>probability that r = 2</p>"}, "q": {"name": "q", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "1-p", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>probability tha an individual does not cycle to college</p>"}, "pr3": {"name": "pr3", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "((n*(n-1)*(n-2))/6)*(p^3)*(q^(n-3))", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>probability that r = 3</p>"}, "n": {"name": "n", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "random(6..12)", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>sample size</p>"}, "r0": {"name": "r0", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "0", "templateType": "anything", "description": ""}, "p_perc": {"name": "p_perc", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "definition": "p*100", "templateType": "anything", "description": "<p>percentage of students that cycle to college</p>"}}, "variable_groups": [], "functions": {}, "ungrouped_variables": ["p", "p_perc", "n", "q", "r", "pr0", "pr1", "pr2", "pr3", "answer1", "answer2", "qn", "r0", "n2"], "type": "question", "contributors": [{"name": "Julie Crowley", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/113/"}, {"name": "Catherine Palmer", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/423/"}]}]}], "contributors": [{"name": "Julie Crowley", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/113/"}, {"name": "Catherine Palmer", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/423/"}]}