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What are the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X?

Chromosome defect A occurs in only one out of 200 adult males. A random sample of 100 adult males is selected. Let the random variable X represent the number of males in the sample who have this chromosome defect.

What are the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X?

Please explain how you got your answer.

Update:

I originally came to your answer Divan (Mean=.5 & standard devation=.7053) but my instructor marked these answers as incorrect.

Perhaps they don't take into account that it is a sample?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Okay so this is a binomial distrubution as binomial is yes or no

    so whether the number of males in the sample who have this chromosome defect is yes or no.They either have it or not.

    Binomial is represented by X~Bin( n , p)

    Where n = the number in the sample group , in this case 100

    and p= proportion , so proportion of males who have the chromosome defect which is ( 1/200) =0.005

    To find the mean using binomial distrubtion it can be found by multiplying n with p

    so in this case 100x0.005 , thus mean = 0.5

    While variation is found by -------->np(1-p)

    so in this case -------------> 100x0.005(1-0.005)=0.5x0.995

    =0.4975

    to find your standard deviation u simply square root the variance

    so standard deviation = 0..4975^0.5

    standard deviation =0.70533

    Hope that helps

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