Approximate Binomial Probabilities Using the Normal Distribution

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Approximate Binomial Probabilities Using the Normal Distribution
-The failure rate in a German class is 30%. In a class of 50 students, find the probability that exactly five students will fail. Use the normal distribution to approximate the binomial distribution.

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Watson

Refers to John B. Watson, an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior.

Insight

The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.

Köhler

A reference to Wolfgang Köhler, a leading figure in the development of Gestalt psychology, known for his work on insight learning and intelligence testing in animals.

Seligman

A psychologist best known for his work on the theory of learned helplessness and his contributions to positive psychology.