Let X be the number of packages being mailed by a randomly selected customer at a certain shipping facility. Suppose the distribution of X is as follows:   x 1 2 3 4 p(x) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1   a. Consider a random sample of size n = 2 (two customers), and let x̄ be the sample mean a number of packages shipped. Obtain the probability distribution of x̄. b. Refer topart (a) and calculate P( x̄ ≤ 2.5). c. Again consider a random sample of size n= 2,but now focus on the statistic R = the sample range (difference between the largest and smallest values in the sample). Obtain the distribution of R. [ Hint  Calculate the value of R for each outcome and use the probabilities from part (a).) d. If a random sample of size n= 4 is selected, what is P( x̄≤ 1.5)? [ Hint You should not have to list all possible outcomes, only those for which x̄ ≤ 1.5.)

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Let X be the number of packages being mailed by a randomly selected customer at a certain shipping facility. Suppose the distribution of X is as follows:

 

x

1

2

3

4

p(x)

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

 

a. Consider a random sample of size n = 2 (two customers), and let x̄ be the sample mean a number of packages shipped. Obtain the probability distribution of x̄.

b. Refer topart (a) and calculate P( x̄ 2.5).

c. Again consider a random sample of size n= 2,but now focus on the statistic R = the sample range (difference between the largest and smallest values in the sample). Obtain the distribution of R. [ Hint  Calculate the value of R for each outcome and use the probabilities from part (a).)

d. If a random sample of size n= 4 is selected, what is P( x̄≤ 1.5)? [ Hint You should not have to list all possible outcomes, only those for which x̄ 1.5.)

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