Which of the following can be used to approximate the binomial distribution when the number of trials n is large and the probability of success P is small such that nP 7?
A) Poisson distribution
B) hypergeometric distribution
C) any discrete distribution
D) any distribution with a mean equals 7
Q. 2Making the heights of the bars but not the areas in a histogram proportional to the frequencies provides for a(n):
A) balanced histogram
B) misleading histogram
C) symmetrical histogram
D) accurate histogram
Q. 3A junior executive looking at his business attire in his closet notes that he has five suits, six shirts, and three pairs of shoes. He is going on a business trip and needs to take two of each.
How many different combinations of outfits could he take?A) 680
B) 320
C) 450
D) 224
Q. 4What is the standard deviation for the number of people catching a cold?
A) 1.549
B) 1.245
C) 1.265
D) 1.125
Q. 5In a longitudinal economic development study, market research indicated that the odds of a new business succeeding after five years are 1 to 9. That means that the probability of a business actually succeeding is:
A) 0.11
B) 0.10
C) 0.09
D) 0.08