Binomial Distribution

Select all that apply.

Which of the following can be found using the Binomial Distribution?

• The probability that 3 out of 8 tosses of a coin will result in heads

• The probability that Susan will beat Shannon in two of their three tennis matches

• The probability of rolling at least two 3's and two 4's out of twelve rolls of a die

• The probability of getting a full house poker hand

• The probability that all 5 of your randomly-chosen group members will have passed the midterm

Which of the following is false about binomial probabilities?

• Their distributions are approximately symmetric.
• Trials must be fixed.
• Events musts be independent.
• The probability of success must be 0.50

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

Is this binomial experiment? Shuffle a deck of 52 cards. Turn over the top card. Do not replace the card. Repeat the process 5 times. Let X = the card you observe.

• Yes
• No, the trials are not independent.
• No, there are more than 2 outcomes

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Binomial distribution?

• All trials must be independent.
• Each trial must be classified as a success or a failure.
• All trials are dependent on each other.
• The number of successes in the trials is counted.

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

What does the n stand for in the binomial probability formula?

• Number of trials
• Number of Successes
• Probability of Successes
• Probability of Failures

What does the a stand for in the binomial probability formula?

• Number of trials

• Number of Successes

• Probability of Successes

• Probability of Failures

Which descriptions are true for a binomial distribution?

• the probability of success must be the same for each event

• the probability for each event must be 0.5

• there can be only two possible outcomes

• The probabilities must add to 1

• each trial must be independent

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.2

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3