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What is the correct interpretation of the probability of getting an 11 when a pair of dice is rolled? Interpret an event as significant if its probability is less than or equal to 0.05.

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Answer:

1/18

Explanation:

We are considering that we have 2 dices with 6 faces each (so, the probability to getting any face in any dish is 1/6). To get an 11, we only have two ways to obtain it:

Dice 1= 6 and Dice 2 =5 or Dice 1= 5 and Dice 2 =6

So, the probability of the event is given as:

P(Dice1=5 ∧ Dice2=6) ∪ P(Dice1=6 ∧ Dice2=5) = P(Dice1=5) x P(Dice2=6) + P(Dice1=6) x P(Dice2=5) = 1/6 x 1/6 + 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36 + 1/36 = 2/36 = 1/18.

As 1/18 = 0,055, and 0,055 > 0,05, we consider the event as not significative (according to the definition of significance in the sentence).

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