A few days ago
MRBLUE876

help statistics?

In testing a new drug, researchers found that 5% of all patients using it will have a mild side effect. A random sample of 9 patients using the drug is selected. Find the probability that:

a. none will have this mild side effect.

b. at least one will have this mild side effect.

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A few days ago
Lex (The Tech)

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9×5%=0.045

9×0.05=0.045

0.045 of the 9 people will have side affects

theres is a 95.5% chance that no one will have sideaffects

4.5% chance that some one will.

Think thats right

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A few days ago
mrs.waltdisney928
ok, math here. cross multipling.

5/100=5% ok

5 X(probibility)

_ = ___________

100 9(# 0f patients)

100x = 45 (multipled 1st fraction denominator w/ 2nd fraction’s numerator. then did the same thing, only flip numerator’s and denominators)

divide by 100 to get X by its self

0.45 patients which is not 1, but not 0 either!

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A few days ago
racingroadrunner
P(side effect) = .05

P(no side effect) = .95

n = 9

a. P(no side effect) = .95^9 = .6302

b. P(at least one side affect) — forgot how to do this one

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