Which of the Following Distributions Describes the Number of Trials

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?

• A)Binomial distribution
• B)Geometric distribution
• C)Negative binomial distribution
• D)Poisson distribution
• E)None of the above

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