A Distribution of a Random Variable for Which Values Extremely

question 41

Multiple Choice

A distribution of a random variable for which values extremely larger or smaller than the mean are increasingly unlikely can possibly be modeled as a(n) _____________ probability distribution.

• A)binomial
• B)normal
• C)exponential
• D)gamma

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