Determine whether or not the procedure described below results in a binomial distribution. If it is not binomial, identify at least one requirement that is not satisfied.

Four hundred different voters in a region with two major political parties, A and B, are randomly selected from the population of 3000 registered voters. Each is asked if he or she is a member of political party A, recording Yes or No.

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Hugh Montoya

16 July, 05:11

Determine whether or not the procedure described below results in a binomial distribution. If it is not binomial, identify at least one requirement that is not satisfied.

Four hundred different voters in a region with two major political parties, A and B, are randomly selected from the population of 3000 registered voters. Each is asked if he or she is a member of political party A, recording Yes or No.

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Gaven · Answer 1

a) it is not a binomial, it is hypergeometric distribution.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Four hundred different voters in a region with two major political parties, A and B, are randomly selected from the population of 3000 registered voters.

it is not a binomial because the probability of succes changes between one trial and another one, so the trials are not independent.