{"id":214,"date":"2016-12-12T03:13:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T07:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/professorshloming\/?p=214"},"modified":"2016-12-12T03:13:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T07:13:16","slug":"i-need-helping-knowing-which-continuity-correction-factor-to-use-whether-5-or-5-when-we-have-binomial-distributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/professorshloming\/2016\/12\/12\/i-need-helping-knowing-which-continuity-correction-factor-to-use-whether-5-or-5-when-we-have-binomial-distributions\/","title":{"rendered":"I need helping knowing which continuity correction factor to use (whether +.5 or -.5,&#8230;) when we have Binomial Distributions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I need helping knowing which continuity correction factor to use (whether +.5 or -.5,&#8230;) when we have Binomial Distributions.<\/p>\n<p>ANSWER:<\/p>\n<h2><b>Continuity Correction Factor &#8211;<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">adding or subtracting .5: <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">use the following table to decide whether to add or subtract.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u00a0\u00a0P(X = n) use \u00a0\u00a0P(n \u2013 0.5 &lt; X &lt; n + 0.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u00a0\u00a0P(X &gt; n) use \u00a0\u00a0P(X &gt; n + 0.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u00a0\u00a0P(X \u2264 n) use \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0P(X &lt; n + 0.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0P(X &lt; n) use \u00a0\u00a0P(X &lt; n \u2013 0.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0P(X \u2265 n) use \u00a0\u00a0P(X &gt; n \u2013 0.5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which <\/span><b>correction factor should we use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A blog reported that 6% of cab drivers read texts while driving. If 200 drivers are randomly selected, find the probability that <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(a) 10 or more read texts while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(b) 35 to 39 read texts while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(c) exactly 40 read texts while driving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(d) At least 35 read texts while driving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(e) 2 or fewer read texts while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(f ) at most 26 read texts while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(g ) exactly 15 read texts while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I think I covered all possibilities you will see in this course with the examples above!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you are logged into your FIT Google DOCS and<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/fitnyc.edu\/document\/d\/1LKKue8wZDxP534tbOh2iV2svCOY42i2mZfB1tBhmipM\/edit?usp=sharing\"> CLICK HERE<\/a> for the SOLUTIONS with detailed explanations. Or you can copy and paste the following URL:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/fitnyc.edu\/document\/d\/1LKKue8wZDxP534tbOh2iV2svCOY42i2mZfB1tBhmipM\/edit?usp=sharing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I need helping knowing which continuity correction factor to use (whether +.5 or -.5,&#8230;) when we have Binomial Distributions. ANSWER: Continuity Correction Factor &#8211; adding or subtracting .5: use the following table to decide whether to add or subtract. 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