In each of the following cases, determine whether the variable of interest has a binomial distribution
BINOMIAL 1. In each of the following cases, determine whether the variable of interest has a binomial distribution. If it does, give the values of the parameters n and p. If it doesn't, explain why not. (a) There are 30 vehicles waiting at a red light. X = number of vehicles that get through the intersection before the next red light. (b) Heights of males in some population follow a normal distribution with mean 70 inches and standard deviation 2 inches. We take a random sample of ten men. X = number of men in the sample taller than 73 inches (c) You repeatedly flip a fair coin. X = number of flips required to get Heads four consecutive times
(d) A gumball machine contains 25 gumballs - 9 red, 6 blue, 7 green and 3 yellow. You buy five gumballs from the machine. X = number of green gumballs you get (e) A multiple choice exam has 30 questions, each with five choices (A, B, C, D and E). An unprepared student guesses the answer to each of the questions. X = number of answers the student guesses correctly TRAFFIC LIGHT PROBABILITIES 1. A student must pass through 12 sets of traffic lights on his way to university. Suppose that each of the lights is green 36.9% of the time, yellow 7.6% of the time, and red 55.5% of the time. Suppose also that the traffic lights function independently. (d) In a five-day school week, what is the probability that the student encounters exactly six yellow lights on his way to university?
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