Question

in a village in hawaii, about 80% of the residents are of hawaiian ancestry. Let n be the number of people you meet until you encounter the 1st person of hawaiian ancestry in the village. write a formula for the probability distribution

Answer 1

The formula for the probability distribution is:

P(X = n) = q^(n - 1)p

= [0.2^(n - 1)]0.8

Explanation:

This is a geometric probability distribution.

The probability of success p = 80% = 0.8

The probability of failure is q = 1 - p = 0.2

The formula is:

P(X = n) = q^(n - 1)p

= [0.2^(n - 1)]0.8