Suppose that 30% of a population carries a certain gene. You want to estimate the probability that it will take at least a sample of four to find a person that carries the gene, how could you simulate a person having or not having the gene?

A) 0, 1, 2 could represent a person that carries the gene, and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that does not carry the gene.

B) 0, 1, 2, 3 could represent a person that carries the gene, and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that does not carry the gene.

C) 0, 1, 2 could represent a person that does not carry the gene, and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that carries the gene.

D) 0, 1, 2, 3 could represent a person that does not carry the gene, and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that carries the gene.

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Nash Barber

30 December, 12:49

Suppose that 30% of a population carries a certain gene. You want to estimate the probability that it will take at least a sample of four to find a person that carries the gene, how could you simulate a person having or not having the gene?

A) 0, 1, 2 could represent a person that carries the gene, and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that does not carry the gene.

B) 0, 1, 2, 3 could represent a person that carries the gene, and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that does not carry the gene.

C) 0, 1, 2 could represent a person that does not carry the gene, and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that carries the gene.

D) 0, 1, 2, 3 could represent a person that does not carry the gene, and 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 could represent a person that carries the gene.

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Soren Floyd · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Since only 30% of the population carries the gene, that would mean 70% doesn't carry it. Since you are using 10 digits for this experiment (0-9) this would mean that 0-2 would carry the gene (this equals 30%) and 3-9 would not (70%)