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Question 910037: Is the experiment a binomial experiment?
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Is the experiment a binomial experiment? Testing a cough suppressant using 820 people to determine if it is effective. The random variable represents the number of people who find the cough suppressant to be effective.
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Yes::
prob is the same for all individuals.
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events are independent
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for each individual only two outcomes are possible.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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