How Does a Multinomial Distribution Differ from a Binomial Distribution

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Multiple Choice

How does a multinomial distribution differ from a binomial distribution?

• A) A binomial has only two possible categories and a multinomial can have more.
• B) A binomial has a fixed number of n trials.A multinomial has a fixed number of nk trials,where k is the number of categories.
• C) The probabilities in a binomial distribution are always p and 1 - p.The trials in a multinomial distribution are always p/k and (1 - p/k).
• D) All of these choices are true.

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Definitions:

Standard deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Population standard deviation

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, calculated for the entire population.

Confidence interval

A range of values, derived from the sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Confidence interval

An estimated range of values calculated from sample data that is likely to include the true population parameter with a specified level of confidence.