Binomial, Poisson, and Multinomial Distributions
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Question 1 out of 6.
Select all that apply. Which of the following probabilities 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
- The probability that a student blindly guessing will get at least 8 out of 10 multiple-choice questions correct
Question 2 out of 6.
You flip a fair coin 10 times. What is the probability of getting 8 or more heads?
Question 3 out of 6.
The probability that you will win a certain game is 0.3. If you play the game 20 times, what is the probability that you will win at least 8 times?
Question 4 out of 6.
The probability that you will win a certain game is 0.3. If you play the game 20 times, what is the probability that you will win 3 or fewer times?
Question 5 out of 6.
The probability that you will win a certain game is 0.3. You play the game 20 times. What is the mean of this binomial distribution?
Question 6 out of 6.
A biased coin has a .6 chance of coming up heads. You flip it 50 times. What is the variance of this distribution?