SOLUTION: Truth or false: The normal distribution can be used to approximate a binomial distribution when np is less than 5

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Question 927715: Truth or false:
The normal distribution can be used to approximate a binomial distribution when np is less than 5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is false. Both np > 5 and n(1-p) > 5 have to be true for a binomial distribution to be approximately normal.