At the ninth hole on a certain golf course there is a pond. A golfer hits a
Question:
At the ninth hole on a certain golf course there is a pond. A golfer hits a grade B ball into the pond. Including the golfer's ball there are then six grade C, ten grade B and four grade A balls in the pond. The golfer uses a fishing net and 'catches' four balls. The events X, Y and Z are defined as follows: X: the catch consists of two grade A balls and two grade C balls Y: the catch consists of two grade B balls and two other balls Z: the catch includes the golfer's own ball Assuming that the catch is a random selection from the balls in the pond, determine
(a) P(X),
(b) P(Y),
(c) P(Z),
(d) P(Z|Y). For each of the pairs X and Y, Y and Z, state, with a brief reason, whether the two events are (i) mutually exclusive, (ii) independent.
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A Concise Course In Advanced Level Statistics With Worked Examples
ISBN: 9780748754755
4th Edition
Authors: J. Crawshaw, J. Chambers