20 of babies born with a certain ailment recover fully a hos

20% of babies born with a certain ailment recover fully. a hospital is caring for 6

Solution

a) Yes - the outcome expressed as something that either does or does not happen. It is a dichotomous outcome.

b) Baby recovers fully

c) N=7 - 7 babies are observed

d) p=.20 (although some authors use \"q\" as the probability of success. Whichever definition you use, make sure \"q\" is 1-p - success or failure is somewhat subjective. p is the probability that the observed event \"of interest\" happens.

e) q=.80

f) The possible values of x are the number of babies that can possibly recover. This just asks you to enumerate the sample space.

x can equal 0,1,2,3,4,5,6, or 7.