Question

A procedure has an 81% success rate. The procedure is tried on 12 patients what is the probability that at least 8 patients show improvement

Answer 1

The probability that at least 8 patients show improvement is; 0.94

How to use Binomial Probability Distribution?

The formula for Binomial Probability Distribution is;

P(X = r) = nCr * p^(r) * (1 - p)^(n - r)

where;

n = number of trials

r = number of specific events you wish to obtain

p is  probability of success

From the question, we have;

n = 12

r = 8

p = 81% = 0.81

The probability that at least 8 patients show improvement is expressed as;

P(X ≥ 8) = P(X = 8) + P(X = 9) + P(X = 10) + P(X = 11) + P(X = 12)

Using online binomial probability calculator gives us;

P(X ≥ 8) = 0.11954 + 0.22649 + 0.28967 + 0.22453 + 0.07977

P(X ≥ 8) = 0.94

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