Suppose the proportion X of surface area in a randomlyselected quadrat that is covered by a certain plant has astandard beta distribution with a 5 5 and b 5 2.a. Compute E(X) and V(X).b. Compute P(X # .2).c. Compute P(.2 # X # .4).d. What is the expected proportion of the sampling regionnot covered by the plant?
Continuous Probability Distributions
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Normal Distribution
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Suppose the proportion X of surface area in a randomly
selected quadrat that is covered by a certain plant has a
standard beta distribution with a 5 5 and b 5 2.
a. Compute E(X) and V(X).
b. Compute P(X # .2).
c. Compute P(.2 # X # .4).
d. What is the expected proportion of the sampling region
not covered by the plant?
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