Suppose that weight of adolescents is being studied by a health organization and that the accompanying tables describes the probability distribution for three randomly selected adolescents, where x is the number who are considered morbidly obese. Is it unusual to have no obese subjects
Among three randomly selected adolescents? $$\begin{array} { c | c }
\mathrm { x } & \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } ) \
\hline 0 & 0.111 \
1 & 0.215 \
2 & 0.450 \
3 & 0.224
\end{array}$$
A) Yes
B) No

Question

Suppose that weight of adolescents is being studied by a health organization and that the accompanying tables describes the probability distribution for three randomly selected adolescents, where x is the number who are considered morbidly obese. Is it unusual to have no obese subjects
Among three randomly selected adolescents? $$\begin{array} { c | c } 
\mathrm { x } & \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } ) \
\hline 0 & 0.111 \
1 & 0.215 \
2 & 0.450 \
3 & 0.224
\end{array}$$
A) Yes
B) No

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of having no obese subjects (x=0) is 0.111, which is not extremely low, indicating it is not unusual.

Suppose That Weight of Adolescents Is Being Studied by a Health