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The World Bank records the prevalence of HIV in countries around the world. According to their data, “Prevalence of
HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15 to 49 who are infected with HIV.”
In South Africa, the prevalence of HIV
is 
. 
the number of people you test until you find a person infected with HIV.
. the number of people you test until you find a person infected with HIV.Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The mean of geometric distribution can be calculated as:
And, the standard deviation can be calculated as:
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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208
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- Problem 120a
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- Problem 122f
- Problem 123a
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- Problem 123d
- Problem 123e
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- Problem 124a
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- Problem 125a
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- Problem 125e
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- Problem 128
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