Simple probability example
Example of using MATLAB to simulate a random variable/process and compare the simulated result to the theoretical answer.
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Example problem 2.23 in "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 5th Edition" by Jay Devore:
A rental car facility has 10 foreign cars and 15 domestic cars. If 6 cars are chosen at random, what is the probability that 3 of the cars are foreign and the other 3 cars are domestic?
Answer: 0.3083
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John Jendzurski (2026). Simple probability example (https://nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/134806-simple-probability-example), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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