Reference no: EM13957313
Probability and Statistics
1. The price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of a stock is the ratio of a stock's most recent price per share to the stock's earnings per share (averaged over a 12-month period). Listed below are the PE ratios for 40 randomly selected securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday, August 24, 2005.
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Stock
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PE Ratio
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1
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ALLGWASTE
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25
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2
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AZISTA
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22 |
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3
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CIMAREXENGY
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10
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4
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DEVRY
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47
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5
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DLRGENL
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18
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6
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ENPRO
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15
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7
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GENESCO
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18
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8
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GILDAN
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27
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9
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GUESS
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26
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10
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HEAD
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33
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11
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HOSPIRA
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23
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12
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IBM
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17
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13
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INCO
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10
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14
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JEFFPILOT
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12
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15
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K2
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25
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16
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KINDRED
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10
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17
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LEAR
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15
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18
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MANPOWER
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17
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19
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MESTEK
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4
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20
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MIHOMES
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10
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21
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MYLANLABS
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30
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22
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NUCOR
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6
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23
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ONEOK
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14
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24
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PROQUEST
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22
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25
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PULTE
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9
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26
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RUDDICK
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16
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27
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SIRVA
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40
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28
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STEINWAY
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15
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29
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TESORO
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13
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30
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TORCHMARK
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12
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31
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TORO
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16
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32
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UNITCP
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18
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33
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VARIANMED
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27
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34
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WALLGREEN
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31
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35
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WELLCHOICE
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22
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36
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WELLPOINT
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23
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37
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WILEYA
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32
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38
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XEROX
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13
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39
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YANKEECANDL
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16
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40
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ZIMMER
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29
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a. Find the probability that Mary obtains exactly one Head.
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c. Find the probability that each of them obtain exactly 2 Heads. [Hint: This means find the probability that Mary obtains 2 heads and so does John.]
d. Find the probability that each of them obtains no Heads.
e. Find the probability that they obtain the same number of Heads.
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