The percentage Y of impurities per batch in a certain chemical product is a beta random variable

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The percentage Y of impurities per batch in a certain chemical product is a beta random variable with probability density

a. What are the values of α and β?

b. Compute the mean and variance of Y.

c. A batch with more than 80% impurities cannot be sold. What is the probability that a randomly selected batch cannot be sold because of excessive impurities?

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Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences

ISBN: 9781498728850

6th Edition

Authors: William M. Mendenhall, Terry L. Sincich

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