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Joint and conditional probability for gemometric distribution [closed]
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Hi I'm trying to solve this problem but I can't seem to find the answer. My first guess is that we need to use the geometric distribution.
The problem is:
Two people take turns to aim at a target. The probability that A hits the target is 1/4 and that B hits the target is 1/6. What is the probability that A hits the target first if A starts to shoot?
Many thanks
statistics
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
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Hi I'm trying to solve this problem but I can't seem to find the answer. My first guess is that we need to use the geometric distribution.
The problem is:
Two people take turns to aim at a target. The probability that A hits the target is 1/4 and that B hits the target is 1/6. What is the probability that A hits the target first if A starts to shoot?
Many thanks
statistics
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
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closed as off-topic by mrtaurho, Adrian Keister, NCh, clathratus, Andrew Jan 28 at 18:07
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23
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Hi I'm trying to solve this problem but I can't seem to find the answer. My first guess is that we need to use the geometric distribution.
The problem is:
Two people take turns to aim at a target. The probability that A hits the target is 1/4 and that B hits the target is 1/6. What is the probability that A hits the target first if A starts to shoot?
Many thanks
statistics
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
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Hi I'm trying to solve this problem but I can't seem to find the answer. My first guess is that we need to use the geometric distribution.
The problem is:
Two people take turns to aim at a target. The probability that A hits the target is 1/4 and that B hits the target is 1/6. What is the probability that A hits the target first if A starts to shoot?
Many thanks
statistics
statistics
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
asked Jan 28 at 13:02
Andreas HildAndreas Hild
61
61
closed as off-topic by mrtaurho, Adrian Keister, NCh, clathratus, Andrew Jan 28 at 18:07
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closed as off-topic by mrtaurho, Adrian Keister, NCh, clathratus, Andrew Jan 28 at 18:07
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
1
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
1
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
1
1
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23
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What have you tried? What's the probability that $A$ wins in round $n$?
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:03
1
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As you are new to the site: people here tend to not respond well (or at all) to questions like this that look like routine homework problems and which show no effort at all. What have you tried? Can you, say, compute the probability that $A$ wins in the first round? What about the second? The third? You'll spot a pattern quickly, I think.
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– lulu
Jan 28 at 13:14
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Ok thank you, that's good to know. I'll try to figure out a pattern.
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– Andreas Hild
Jan 28 at 13:23