MHB Probability Help Needed: Tertiary Education in African Countries

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The discussion revolves around calculating the probability that more than 8 out of 10 randomly selected individuals aged 18 to 30 in African countries possess tertiary education. It notes that 66.67% of the sample has either a matric certificate or no formal education, implying that the probability of having tertiary education is 33.33%. Participants suggest using the Binomial Distribution to solve the problem, emphasizing the need for foundational knowledge in probability and statistics. The original poster expresses difficulty due to part-time study constraints and lack of access to lectures. Assistance is requested to clarify the calculations involved.
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Hello :) my question is on Probability.

"Based on the research done in African countries, 66.67% of the sample taken of the average skills level of people between the age of 16 and 30 is a matric certificate or no formal education.
Q:Assume that you randomly email 10 people between the ages 18 to 30 years; calculate the probability that more than 8 people have some form of tertiary education."

I am completely lost and really in need of someone to help me with this.
Thank you so much.
 
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Hi DAMES,

Welcome to MHB! :)

Are you taking a class on probability or basic statistics? Have you discussed a distribution called the Binomial Distribution? The way to answer this question depends on some assumptions we make about this situation.
 
Hey, thanks for replying to me! I am doing the course part time so I am unable to go to lectures so no i have not covered that yet. View attachment 5351

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