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Question about Standard Deviation

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by tchou, May 31, 2009.

  1. tchou

    tchou Member

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    Any stats guys out there that could help me out?

    Assuming I have an imperfect coin that lands on H 55% of the time and T 45% of the time. I want to know how to find the distribution of probability for a given number of heads or tails for N number of flips.

    For example: I've flipped the coin 8 times, how often will I get 3H and 5T, or 7H and 1T, etc?
     
    #1 tchou, May 31, 2009
  2. moestavern19

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    Tell your commie pinko 5H to stay the hell off my lawn or I'll exercise my 2nd amendment rights!
     
    #2 moestavern19, May 31, 2009
  3. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Shouldn't you try to find someone other way to get help on your homework?
     
    #3 Sweet Lou 4 2, May 31, 2009
  4. wnes

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    Unfair coin or not, this is an example of binomial distribution. I think you are given enough hint.
     
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    Unfortunate isn't it, how far we have come in this country. Teens without the fortitude or morals to do homework by themselves. Nowadays, they need internet magickery for every god**mn thing. I think its time to institute an involuntary 2 yr draft, knock some sense into these young whippersnappers.
     
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    Use a TI calculator. Binompdf (n,p,k) will do the trick
     
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    Deviation is somewhere between -231 and +890, give or take 5000
     
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  8. tchou

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    It would be nice if I were still in school. =\

    Does this mean if I were to find the distribution of tails, is the below correct?
    n = sample size
    p = probability of tails (45%)
    k = number of times tails comes
     
    #8 tchou, Jun 16, 2009
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    Well done!!!
     
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    Are you angry at the internet, or students who ask for help? It's homework; not a paper or exam.
     
    #10 Dairy Ashford, Jun 16, 2009
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    You know its the offseason when ...
     
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