Twenty five individuals are randomly selected out of 100 shoppers leaving a local bedding store. Each shopper was asked if they made a purchase during their visit. Each of the shoppers has the same probability of answering yes to having made a purchase. The probability that exactly four of the twenty-five shoppers made a purchase could best be found by?Select one:a.using the normal distribution.b.using the binomial distribution.c.using the Poisson distribution.d.using the exponential distribution.e.using the uniform distribution.
Question
Twenty five individuals are randomly selected out of 100 shoppers leaving a local bedding store. Each shopper was asked if they made a purchase during their visit. Each of the shoppers has the same probability of answering yes to having made a purchase. The probability that exactly four of the twenty-five shoppers made a purchase could best be found by?Select one:a.using the normal distribution.b.using the binomial distribution.c.using the Poisson distribution.d.using the exponential distribution.e.using the uniform distribution.
Solution
The best way to find the probability that exactly four of the twenty-five shoppers made a purchase would be by using the binomial distribution. This is because the binomial distribution is used when there are exactly two mutually exclusive outcomes of a trial (often referred to as success and failure). In this case, the two outcomes are: a shopper made a purchase (success) or they did not (failure). The trials are independent because the outcome of one trial (one shopper's purchase) does not affect the outcome of other trials (other shoppers' purchases).
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