All 6 objects contain exactly 2 red; draw all 6 without replacement. What are the red-count mean and variance?
- Draw uniformly from the remaining finite bag without replacement, except the explicitly compared replacement model.
Skills and prerequisite lessons
Scope: School extension · This task develops the school textbook skill beyond the explicitly listed JAE syllabus topics.
Recent attempts (up to five)
Working and explanation
BUILD THE REASONING
Hint 1
Hint 2
Worked solution
At a census boundary, no uncertainty about the count remains.
Establish and simplify this mathematical relation.
Establish and simplify this mathematical relation.
The binomial variance would be positive and is the wrong model.
Mean 2, variance 0: the count is fixed.
Checks and common pitfalls: The binomial variance would be positive and is the wrong model.
Reasoning checklist · self / teacher assessment
- At a census boundary, no uncertainty about the count remains.
- Give the intermediate relations and explain the conclusion with its restrictions.
- The binomial variance would be positive and is the wrong model.
Think first. Reveal a hint when the class is ready.