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Medicine and Clinical Studies Although we all experience inflammation associated with a bruise or sprain, inflammation can also affect the cells in the body. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a measure of inflammation and can be part of a routine blood test. For healthy adults, the CRP level is less than 5 milligrams per liter of blood. Suppose the probability distribution for X, the CRP level in healthy adults, is given as follows:


a. Verify that this is a valid probability distribution.


b. What is the probability that a randomly selected healthy adult will have a CRP level less than 2.5?


c. What is the probability that a randomly selected healthy adult will have a CRP level between 2 and 3?


d. Find a value c such that 5% of healthy adults have a CRP level of at least c.


e. If a patient has a CRP level of at least 4, then additional testing is done. What is the probability that a healthy adult will need additional testing?


f. What is the probability that the fifth healthy adult will be the first to need additional testing?




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Answer To: Medicine and Clinical Studies Although we all experience inflammation associated with a bruise or...

David answered on Dec 25 2021
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a) In order to verify whether the given function is valid probability distribution or not, it is
essential to compute the area under the given probability distribution which should total to
1.
Total area of the given probability distribution of function = 0.5* Base * Height = 0.5*5*0.4
= 1
Hence, the given function is a valid probability distribution.
b) F(x) = -0.08(x-5)
For x = 2.5, f(x) = -0.08(2.5-5) = 0.2
Total area covered by X =2.5 in the given distribution = 0.5*(sum of parallel sides)*distance
between the two = 0.5*(0.4+0.2)*2.5 = 0.75
Hence requisite probability = 0.75
c)...
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