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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 2 Apr 2023 · January 2023 term

Question 11: If the probability of rain in rainy season on any given …

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If the probability of rain in rainy season on any given day in Cherrapunji is 50 percent independent of other day, what is the probability that it rains on exactly 3 days in a 6-day period? (Enter the answer correct to 2 decimal accuracy)

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Correct answer: 0.315 (accepted within ±0.035)

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Question 11 of 12 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 2 Apr 2023, in the January 2023 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN2 EXAM QPF2 02 Apr 2023). It carries 4 marks.

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