Question

Suppose that nine Massachusetts athletes are scheduled to appear at a charity benefit. The nine are randomly chosen from eight volunteers from the Boston Celtics and four volunteers from the New England Patriots. We are interested in the number of Patriots picked.

a. In words, define the random variable X.
b. List the values that X may take on.
c. Give the distribution of X. X ~ _____(_____,_____)
d. Are you choosing the nine athletes with or without replacement?

Answer 1

a) Random Variable - The value of this variable occur according to the frequency distribution

b) X may be volunteers from the Boston Celtics or the volunteer from New England Patriots

c) Distribution 1 to 13

d) Without replacement

Explanation:

a) Random Variable - The value of this variable occur according to the frequency distribution

b) X may be volunteers from the Boston Celtics or the volunteer from New England Patriots

c) Distribution 1 to 13

d) Without replacement