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Question 890256: Would the following examples qualify as binomial experiments? Explain your reasoning.
a. The number of people with blood type O-negative in a simple random sample of size 10 is recorded. According to the Information Please Almanac, 6% of the human population is blood type O-negative.
b. A probability experiment in which three cards are drawn from a deck without replacement and the number of aces is recorded.
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Would the following examples qualify as binomial experiments? Explain your reasoning.
a. The number of people with blood type O-negative in a simple random sample of size 10 is recorded. According to the Information Please Almanac, 6% of the human population is blood type O-negative.
Yes:: p is consistent for each person selected; selection results are independent
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b. A probability experiment in which three cards are drawn from a deck without replacement and the number of aces is recorded.
No:: Since the cards are not replaced p is not consistent for the 3 selections.
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Stan H.
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