The Normal Approximation of the Binomial Distribution Is Appropriate When

question 73

Multiple Choice

The normal approximation of the binomial distribution is appropriate when

• A) np ≥ 5.
• B) n(1 − p) ≥ 5.
• C) np ≤ 5.
• D) n(1 − p) ≤ 5 and np ≤ 5.
• E) np ≥ 5 and n(1 − p) ≥ 5.

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