Determining the binomial distribution

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1. The binomial distribution for p = 0.2 and n = 5 is:

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(a) Compute μ and σ2 for this distribution.

(b) Do these values agree with those obtained as a function of the parameter p and sample size n? (See discussion of random variables in Section 2.2.)

2. A system consists of 10 components all arranged in series, each with a failure probability of 0.001. What is the probability that the system will fail?

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