Geometric distribution Definition and 27 Threads

(Geometric). The probability of being seriously injured in a car crash in an unspecified location is about .1% per hour. A driver is required to traverse this area for 1200 hours in the course of a year. What is the probability that the driver will be seriously injured during the course of the...

I know the p.g.f. of X is $$q/(1-ps)$$ and that the mean is $$p/q$$, but how do I find a specific value for p here?

There is a property to geometric distribution, $$\text{Geometric distribution } Pr(x=n+k|x>n)=P(k)$$. I understand it in such a way: ##X## is independent, that's to say after there are ##(n+k-1)## successive failures, ##k## additional trials performed afterward won't be impacted, so these ##k##...

Homework Statement Hi, I have the probabilty density: ##p_{n}=(1-p)^{n}p , n=0,1,2... ## and I am asked to find the characteristic function: ##p(k)= <e^{ikn}> ## and then use this to determine the mean and variance of the distribution. Homework Equations [/B] I have the general expression...

Hello Physicsforum Homework Statement I have a problem proving this: Given C(x)=[0, 3/x] for all x\in\chi, with \chi=\Omega being the sample space and P_q=Geom(q) being the geometric distribution. I have to show that C(x) is a confidence Interval for q but I don't know how to get started...

Homework Statement Let X∼Geometric(p). Using Markov's inequality find an upper bound for P(X≥a), for a positive integer a. Compare the upper bound with the real value of P(X≥a). Then, using Chebyshev's inequality, find an upper bound for P(|X - EX| ≥ b). Homework Equations P(X≥a) ≤ Ex / a...

Homework Statement Four players play a board game which requires them to take it in turns to throw two fair dice. Each player throws the two dice once in each round. When a double is thrown the player moves forward six squares. Otherwise the player moves forward one square Homework Equations...

Homework Statement a man draws balls from an infinitely large box containing either white and black balls , assume statistical independence. the man draws 1 ball each time and stops once he has at least 1 ball of each color . if the probability of drawing a white ball is p , and and q=1-p is...

A boy is playing with a biased coin. The probabilty of obtaining a head with the coin is 0.4. Determine the probability that the boy will require at least eleven tosses before obtaining his third head. I have been trying but can't get it at all... Can someone please explain me how to solve...

Homework Statement We roll a fair die until we get a three or a four. Z denotes the number of rolls needed. What is the probability that Z >= 3? (replacement assumed) Homework Equations Geometric distribution seems logical here? The Attempt at a Solution Let p(A) = p(getting a...

Let's say I have a series of 100 coin tosses, heads or tails. In fact (for my actual data) I don't know if subsequent trials are correlated or what the actual probabilities of getting heads or tails are. Nevertheless, I want to fit a geometric distribution, which gives me the distribution of the...

Hi Guys, Long time reader first time poster... This simple question has stumped me all day and I think I've finally cracked it! I'm hoping someone can confirm that, or tell me how wrong I am - either is fine :) One in 1000 cows have a rare genetic disease. The disease is not contagious...

Question: Two faulty machines, M1 and M2, are repeatedly run synchronously in parallel (i.e., both machines execute one run, then both execute a second run, and so on). On each run, M1 fails with probability p1 and M2 with probability p2, all failure events being independent. Let the random...

Question: Two faulty machines, M1 and M2, are repeatedly run synchronously in parallel (i.e., both machines execute one run, then both execute a second run, and so on). On each run, M1 fails with probability p1 and M2 with probability p2, all failure events being independent. Let the random...

Homework Statement How do you find the median of the geometric distribution? Homework Equations M is median if P(X>=M) >= 1/2 and P(X<=M)>=1/2. The Attempt at a Solution I have found this inequality using the geometric series: (m-1)*log(1-p) >= 1/2

Homework Statement Problem H-10. We will compute the mean of the geometric distribution. (Note: It's also possible to compute E(X^2) and then Var(X) = E(X^2)−(E(X))^2 by steps similar to these.) (a) Show that E(X) = (k=1 to infinity summation symbol) (k
*q^k−1*
p) where q = 1−p. (b)...

Consider the following experiment: a coin that lands heads with probability p is flipped once; if on this first flip it came up H, it is then repeatedly flipped until a T occurs; else, if on the first...

Statistics: geometric distribution "proof" problem Homework Statement If Y has a geometric distribution with success probability p, show that: P(Y = an odd integer) = \frac{p}{1-q^{2}} Homework Equations p(y)=p(q)^{2} The Attempt at a Solution p(1)=pq^0 p(3)=pq^2 p(5)=pq^4...

Homework Statement An experiment consistion of tossing three fair coins is performed repeatedly and "success" is when all three show a head. What is the probability that the success is on the third performance of the experiment? Homework Equations Geometric distribution equation p(x) =...

Question: If Y has a geometric distribution with success probability .3, what is the largest value, y0, such that P(Y > y0) ≥ .1? Attempt: So i represented the probability of the random variable as a summation Sum from y0= y0+1 to infinity q^(yo+1)-1 p ≥ .1 using a change of variables...

Can anyone solve this for me? I think it is geometric distribution. Tom, Dick and Harry play .the following game. They toss a fair coin in turns. First Tom tosses, then Harry, then Dick, then Tom again and so on until one of them gets a Head and so becomes the winner. What is the...

Geometric Distribution? Geometric Distribution: In an experiment, a die is rolled repeatedly until all six faces have finally shown.? What is the probability that it only takes six rolls for this event to occur? ANSWER = 0.0007716 What is the expected waiting time for this event to occur...

Homework Statement Assume that each of your calls to a popular radio station has a probability of 0.02 of connecting, that is, of not obtaining a busy signal. Assume that your calls are independent. What is the probability that it requires more than five calls for you to connect...

The problem is the following; N has a geometric distribution with Pr(N=0)>0. M has a Poisson distribution. You are given: E(N) = E(M); Var(N) = 2Var(M) Calculate Pr (M>1). From general knowledge we know that the expected value of a variable in a geometric distribution E(N) =...

a couple decides that they will have kids until a girl is born. the outcome of each birth is independent event, and the probability that a girl will be born is 1/2. The birht at which the first girl appears is a geometric distribution. what is the expected family size. ok, so we know that...

A couple plans to continue having children until they have their first girl. Suppose the probability that a child is a girl is 0.5, the outcome of each birth is an independent event, and the birth at which the first girl appears has a geometric distribution. What is the couple's expected...

Given the probability of flipping a heads with a fair coin is \frac{1}{2}, what is the probability that the first heads occurs on a prime number?