Determine Whether the Given Procedure Results in a Binomial Distribution

question 184

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the given procedure results in a binomial distribution. If not, state the reason why. Spinning a roulette wheel 9 times, keeping track of the occurrences of a winning number of "16."

• A) Not binomial: there are more than two outcomes for each trial.
• B) The procedure results in a binomial distribution..
• C) Not binomial: the trials are not independent.
• D) Not binomial: there are too many trials.

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