The number of ants on a flower head is a random variable having the following distribution. Number of ants 2 3 4 0-1562 0-0422 5 or more 1 Probability 0-2050 0-3162 0-2804 (a) Use the following observations on a random variable with a uniform distribution on (0, 1) to draw a random sample of size four from the distribution of ants: 0-157 74, 0-602 82, 0-455 81, 0-493 68. (b) Explain how you would use simulation to estimate the probability that a plant will have 3 or more ants, if the number of flower heads on a plant is a random variable having the Poisson distribution with mean 5.

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The number of ants on a flower head is a random variable having the following distribution.
Number of ants
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Probability
0-2050
0-3162 0-2804 0-1562
0-0422
(a) Use the following observations on a random variable with a uniform distribution on (0, 1)
to draw a random sample of size four from the distribution of ants:
0-157 74, 0-602 82, 0-455 81, 0-493 68.
(b) Explain how you would use simulation to estimate the probability that a plant will have 3
or more ants, if the number of flower heads on a plant is a random variable having the Poisson
distribution with mean 5.
Transcribed Image Text:The number of ants on a flower head is a random variable having the following distribution. Number of ants 1 2 3 4 5 or more Probability 0-2050 0-3162 0-2804 0-1562 0-0422 (a) Use the following observations on a random variable with a uniform distribution on (0, 1) to draw a random sample of size four from the distribution of ants: 0-157 74, 0-602 82, 0-455 81, 0-493 68. (b) Explain how you would use simulation to estimate the probability that a plant will have 3 or more ants, if the number of flower heads on a plant is a random variable having the Poisson distribution with mean 5.
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