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What is the probability that at most 3 patients fail to follow up in the first month?   1 comment

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A longitudinal study is conducted requiing patients to follow up with research associates every month for assessments. The Probability that a patient fails to follow up in a given month is 10%. A pilot study is conducted to assess feasibility involving 20 patients. What is the probability that at most 3 patients fail to follow up in the first month?
Binomial Distribution Question

Written by admin on August 29th, 2010

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