Chapter 4

Question 1

Is a gaussian curve the same as binomial distribution?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

The Gaussian distribution can represent…

Answer 2

a
continuous variable, like height. There is a mean
height, and the SD represents the variation.

Question 3

the binomial distribution is…

Answer 3

discrete

Question 4

binomial distribution starts with

Answer 4

a known proportion in a population

Question 5

what does a binomial distribution compute

Answer 5

-computes the
chances of
observing various
outcomes in
random samples.

Question 6

parameters of a binomial distribution

Answer 6

is the discrete probability
distribution of the number of successes in a
sequence of n independent yes/no experiments,
each of which yields success with probability p.

Question 7

describe the ranges of the categories for a binomial distribution

Answer 7

There are no possible
categories
between 0 and 1
or 1 and 2 in the
number of
‘successes’.

Question 8

f you know n and p,

then you can create

Answer 8

any binomial distribution model