The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 14 - Binomial Distributions - Chapter 14 Exercises - Page 340: 14.22a

Answer

The setting is not binomial

Work Step by Step

Condition 1: Binary is satisfied as there are two conditions Condition 2: Independent trials is satisfied as cars are independent of each other Condition 3: Fixed number of trials is not satisfied as the number of cars is unknown Condition 4: Probability of success is satisfied Since condition three is not satisfied, the setting is not binomial.
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