SOLUTION: Why is the following not a binomial random variable? Select, without replacement, 5 marbles from a bag containing 6 red marbles and 2 blue ones, and let X be the number of red ma

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Question 687516: Why is the following not a binomial random variable? Select,
without replacement, 5 marbles from a bag containing 6 red
marbles and 2 blue ones, and let X be the number of red marbles you have selected ??

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Why is the following not a binomial random variable? Select,
without replacement, 5 marbles from a bag containing 6 red
marbles and 2 blue ones, and let X be the number of red marbles you have selected ??
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"Without replacement" is Never binomial because the
probability of the event changes after each selection.
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Cheers,
Stan H.