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    Random Person Probability Problem

    Would c. be .8% or .0079 The professor wants the answer in percentage format.
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    Random Person Probability Problem

    okay so would a. =.006% b. =98% am I on the right track here?
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    Random Person Probability Problem

    got it. Okay well I'm going to try and work a, b, and c out and see what i can come up with.
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    Random Person Probability Problem

    Hah! okay that makes much more sense. :)
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    Random Person Probability Problem

    right so the second result isn't affected by the first result right? You could pick another 85. I'm just trying to understand how they know that the chance of picking an 85 year old is .008 like how do they know that? Am I thinking too hard about this?
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    Random Person Probability Problem

    Homework Statement The probability that a person picked at random is 85 years old is 0.008 . if two people are picked at random find the probability of that: a. they are both 85 b. neither is 85 c. at least one is 85 I have two questions like this one and I am so confused as to how you...
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    Are There Any Biostatisticians in this Physics Forum?

    haha I don't see myself asking about "gamma frailty models" in the near future!
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    US Airways Flt 1549 Crashed in Hudson River

    I read on NPR that the pilot had 40 years of experience so he definitely wasn't a n00b! He also made sure to walk the length of the plane twice to make sure that no one was still on it before he exited. He even has a cool name "sully"... sounds like something from Miami Vice. LOL
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    Are There Any Biostatisticians in this Physics Forum?

    I'm thinking that the placement of this post might be wrong! Doh! sorryyy
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    Are There Any Biostatisticians in this Physics Forum?

    Hello physics forum! This is my first post here. I am currently enrolled in a biostats class and I don't know how this forum feels about offering help when someone is stuck, but I will probably be in that position soon! lol So are there any biostatisticians around? Hopefully I won't need to...
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