Question 17
MediumOriginal questionIn Bernoulli trials with probability of success and , which expression is the probability of at least one success?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The only way to have no success is to fail every time: .
So at least one success has probability .
Worth noting
is the mean, the expected number of successes, and can even exceed 1.
- Concept
- Writing the binomial formula
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
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