Answer: Identifying and Understanding Binomial Experiments

Chapter 4, Problem 13E

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Identifying and Understanding Binomial Experiments In Exercise, determine whether the experiment is a binomial experiment. If it is, identify a success, specify the values of n, p, and q, and list the possible values of the random variable x. If it is not a binomial experiment, explain why.Lottery A state lottery randomly chooses 6 balls numbered from 1 through 40 without replacement. You choose six numbers and purchase a lottery ticket. The random variable represents the number of matches on your ticket to the numbers drawn in the lottery.

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Identifying and Understanding Binomial Experiments In Exercise, determine whether the experiment is a binomial experiment. If it is, identify a success, specify the values of n, p, and q, and list the possible values of the random variable x. If it is not a binomial experiment, explain why.Lottery A state lottery randomly chooses 6 balls numbered from 1 through 40 without replacement. You choose six numbers and purchase a lottery ticket. The random variable represents the number of matches on your ticket to the numbers drawn in the lottery.

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We have to identify whether the given experiment is binomial or not.

Six balls are randomly selected from a group of balls numbered from 1 through 40 without replacement.

The random variable x represents the number of matches on your ticket to the numbers drawn in the lottery.

We also want to find the values of n, p, and q, and the possible values of the random variable, if it is binomial experiment.


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