Chapter 8

Question 1

List the conditions of a binomial setting

Answer 1

1. Each observation falls into one of two categories
2. The n observations are all independent
3. There are a fixed number of observations
4. The probability of a success is the same for each observation

Question 2

List the conditions for a geometric setting

Answer 2

1. Each observation falls into one of two categories
2. The n observations are all independent
3. The variable of interest is the number of trials required to obtain a success
4. The probability of a success is the same for each observation

Question 3

Mean equation for geometric distributions

Answer 3

1/P

Question 4

Standard deviation equation for geometric distributions

Answer 4

___________

\/ 1-p/psquared

Question 5

Normal approximation

Answer 5

Z < x- mean/standard deviation