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Date Posted: 5/29/2008 4:16:05 PM  Status: Live
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Statistics and Probability Elementary Statistics (10th) by Triola 5 N/A
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Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why.
 
Rolling a single die 34 times, keeping track of the numbers that are rolled.
 
A) Not binomial; the trials are not independent
B) Not binomial; there are too many trials
C) Procedure results in a binomial distribution
D) Not binomial; there are more than two outcomes for each trial.
 
Please advise whether (D) is correct.  Thank you.
 
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Date Posted: 5/29/2008 4:27:03 PM  Status: Live
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C is the correct answer because the chances are equally like to occur.
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Date Posted: 5/29/2008 9:40:02 PM  Status: Live
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You were correct. This is NOT a binomial distribution since there are more than two outcomes for each trial. D is the correct answer
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