Binomial Distribution and Bernoulli Trials

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What is the binomial distribution used to model?

The number of independent experiments in a sequence of successes

The number of successes in a sequence of independent experiments (correct)

The probability of success in a single experiment

The number of failures in a sequence of independent experiments

What is a Bernoulli trial?

A success/failure experiment in a binomial distribution (correct)

A sequence of independent experiments in a binomial distribution

A sequence of outcomes in a binomial process

A probability distribution with parameters n and p

When does the binomial distribution become a good approximation for the hypergeometric distribution?

When the sample size n is much smaller than the population size N

When the sample size n is much larger than the population size N (correct)

When the draws are not independent and without replacement

When the draws are independent and with replacement

What does the symbol B(n, p) represent in the context of the binomial distribution?

The probability mass function of the binomial distribution Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for the popular binomial test of statistical significance?

The binomial distribution Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to denote the tendency of quantitative data to cluster around some central value?

Middle tendency Signup and view all the answers

What is the arithmetic mean?

The sum of all measurements divided by the number of observations in the data set Signup and view all the answers

What is typically contrasted with the central tendency of a distribution?

Variability Signup and view all the answers

Which measure represents the middle value that separates the higher half from the lower half of the data set?

Median Signup and view all the answers

In statistics, what are measures of central tendency often called colloquially?

Averages Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values in a data set?

Arithmetic mean Signup and view all the answers

What term is often used to denote the most frequent value in a data set?

Mode Signup and view all the answers

In which type of distribution would the median be equal to the mean?

Uniform distribution Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometric mean typically used for in statistics?

Calculating average growth rates Signup and view all the answers

When might it be more appropriate to use the median as a measure of central tendency instead of the mean?

When the data set contains outliers Signup and view all the answers

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