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OpenStax, Statistics §4.3 Binomial Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 2 · Probability · Discrete distributions

Binomial Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 2

Researchers collected data from 203,967 incoming first-time, full-time freshmen from 270 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. Of those students, 71.3 percent replied that, yes, they agreed with a recent federal law that was passed.

Suppose that you randomly pick eight first-time, full-time freshmen from the survey. You are interested in the number who agreed with that law.

X ~ _____(_____,_____)

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OpenStax, Statistics · §4.3 Binomial Distribution (Optional) · Exercise 2

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