For each situation, state if a binomial distribution is reasonable for the random variable X. Justify your

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For each situation, state if a binomial distribution is reasonable for the random variable X. Justify your answer.
(a) A multiple-choice examination consists of 10 problems, each of which has 5 suggested answers. A student marks answers by pure guesses (i.e., one answer is chosen at random out of the 5), and X denotes the number of marked answers that are wrong.
(b) A multiple-choice examination has two parts: Part 1 has 8 problems, each with 5 suggested answers, and Part 2 has 10 problems, each with 4 suggested answers. A student marks answers by pure guesses, and X denotes the total number of problems that the student correctly answers.
(c) Twenty-five married couples are interviewed about exercise, and X denotes the number of persons (out of the 50 people interviewed) who exercise regularly.
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Statistics Principles And Methods

ISBN: 9780470904114

7th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Johnson, Gouri K. Bhattacharyya

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