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Reply Wed 4 May, 2011 10:48 am
In one country the conviction rate for speeding is 85%, Estimate the probability that of the next 100 speeding summinses issued, there wil be at least 90 convictions
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Reply Wed 4 May, 2011 07:53 pm
@allisonmorgan,
1) Compute the standard deviation using sigma= sqrt( p (1-p) N ) = sqrt( .85 * .15 * 100) = 3.57

2) Determine how many standard deviations it is between your expected value (85) and the value of interest (90). 5/3.57 = 1.4

3) Find the probability on the cumulative distribution that corresponds to a z score of 1.4. That is the probability it will be less than 90, so take one minus that value.
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