When Dealing with the Number of Occurrences of an Event

question 40

Multiple Choice

When dealing with the number of occurrences of an event over a specified interval of time or space and when the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any interval is independent of the occurrence or nonoccurrence in any other interval,the appropriate probability distribution is a

• A)binomial distribution
• B)Poisson distribution
• C)normal distribution
• D)hypergeometric distribution

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Definitions:

Factorial Designs

Experimental designs used to evaluate the effects of two or more factors by varying them simultaneously and systematically.

Interaction Effects

A statistical concept where the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable differs across the levels of another independent variable.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are manipulated to determine if they cause a change in the dependent variable.

Degrees Of Freedom

The sum of independent values or quantities that may be applied to a statistical distribution.