If You Are Conducting an Experiment Where the Probability of a Success

question 77

Multiple Choice

If you are conducting an experiment where the probability of a success is .02 and you are interested in the probability of 4 successes in 15 trials,the correct probability function to use is the

• A)standard normal probability density function
• B)normal probability density function
• C)Poisson probability function
• D)binomial probability function

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