The proportion of people who respond to a certain mail-order solicitation is a continuous random variable X that has the density function 2(x+2) 5 0 < x < 1, f(x) = |0, elsewhere. Find the probability that more than 1/4 but fewer than 1/2 of the people contacted will respond to this type of solicitation.
The proportion of people who respond to a certain mail-order solicitation is a continuous random variable X that has the density function 2(x+2) 5 0 < x < 1, f(x) = |0, elsewhere. Find the probability that more than 1/4 but fewer than 1/2 of the people contacted will respond to this type of solicitation.
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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.4: Discrete Random Variables; Applications To Decision Making
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