Statistics for Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9780132745659
Author: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.7, Problem 79E
(a)
To determine
Determine the probability distribution for the number of purchases made in a week.
(b)
To determine
Determine the probability distribution if this group has three cards.
(c)
To determine
Explain whether the number of cards owned and number of purchases made are statistically independent or not.
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