Suppose p=0.15. What is E(W)?

(Hint: What are the possible values of W, and what are the associated probabilities?)

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Suppose p=0.15. What is E(W)?

(Hint: What are the possible values of W, and what are the associated probabilities?)

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To determine E(W), start by identifying the distribution or setup for W. The hint asks for the possible values of W and their probabilities, which is a clue toward a binomial-type scenario where there are a fixed number of independent trials with the same success probability p.

If W follows a Binomial distribution with parameters n and p, denoted W ~ Binomial(n, p), then the expected value is E(W) = n p. The problem gives p = 0.15 and, from the provided answer, appears to imply n = 19 (since 19 × 0.15 = 2.85).

Thus, assuming W ~ Binomial(n = 19, p = 0.15), the possible values of W are integers from 0 to 19, and the expectation is computed as E(W) = 19 × 0.15 = 2.85.

If you wanted to verify via the definition, you would write E(W) = sum_{k=0}^{19} k · P(W = k), where P(W = k) = C(19, k) (0.15)^k (0.85)^{19-k}. Evaluating that sum would yield the same result, 2.85, confirming the shortcut formula matches the full sum.

Key check: if the problem had a different n or a non-binomial setup, the formula would differ. However, given common conventions and the numeric match, the binomial expectation with n = 19 is the coherent interpretation here.

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Suppose p=0.15. What is E(W)? (Hint: What are the possible values of W, and what are the associated probabilities?)

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