A Fellow Student Tells You He Is Working with a Discrete

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Essay

A fellow student tells you he is working with a discrete random variable, x, which takes on integer values from 0 to 50 and has a mean of 40 and a variance of 10. Is x a binomial random variable?

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Definitions:

Cumulative Voting

A voting system commonly used in corporate elections that allows shareholders to concentrate their votes on a single candidate, as opposed to distributing them among multiple candidates.

Straight Voting

A voting system where shareholders must vote for directors individually, with each shareholder's vote proportional to their shareholding.

MBCA

The Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA) provides a template for states in the United States to use in drafting their corporate statutes, aiming to harmonize the law of corporations across states.

Quorum of Shareholders

The minimum number of shareholders required to be present at a meeting in order to legally conduct business.