CHAPTER 3

Question 1

A function that associates a real number with each element in the sample space

Answer 1

Random Variable

Question 2

If a sample space contain a finite number of possibilities or an unending sequence with as many elements as there are whole numbers

Answer 2

Discrete Sample Space

Question 3

If a sample space contains an infinite number of possibilities equal to the number of points on a line segment

Answer 3

Continuous Sample Space

Question 4

If its set of possible putcomes is countable

Answer 4

Discrete Random Variable

Question 5

Discerete random variable reperesent a _____ data

Answer 5

Count

Question 6

Set pf possible balues is an entire interval of numbers

Answer 6

Continuous Random Variable

Question 7

When a random variable can take onnvalues on a continuous svale

Answer 7

Continuous Random Variable

Question 8

Set of ordered pairs

Answer 8

Probability function, probability mass function, or Probability distribution

Question 9

An experiment often consists of repeated trials, each with two possible putcomes that may be labelled success or failure

Answer 9

Binomial Distribution

Question 10

Process of Binomial Distribution

Answer 10

Bernoulli Process

Question 11

The trial of Binomial Distribution

Answer 11

Benoulli Trial

Question 12

The number X of successes in n Bernoulli trials

Answer 12

Binomial Random Variable

Question 13

The probability distribution of the discrete binomial random variable

Answer 13

Binomial Distribution

Question 14

The binomial experiment becomes this experiment if we let each trial have more than two possible outcomes

Answer 14

Multinomial Experiment

Question 15

Of the N items, k may be classified as successes and N-k are classifies as failures

Answer 15

Hypergeometric Experiment

Question 16

The number X of successes of a hypergeometric experiment

Answer 16

Hypergeometric Random Variable

Question 17

The probability distribution of the hypergeometric variable

Answer 17

Hypergeometric Distribution

Question 18

If repeated independent trials can result in a success with a probability p and a failure with probability q = 1-p, then the probability distribution of the random variable X, the number of the trial on which the kth success occur

Answer 18

Negative Binomial Distribution

Question 19

If repeated independent trials can result in a success with a probability p and a failure with probability q = 1-p, then the probability distribution of the random variable X, the number of the trial on which the 1st success occur

Answer 19

Geometric Distribution

Question 20

Experiments yielding numerical values of a random variable X, the number of outcomes occuring during a given time interval or in a specified region

Answer 20

Poisson Experiment

Question 21

A poisson Experiment is derived from the ______

Answer 21

Poisson Process

Question 22

The number X of outcomes occuring during a poison experiment

Answer 22

Poison random variable