Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 356: 9

Answer

The binomial distribution must be bell shaped ($np(1-p)\geq10$).

Work Step by Step

As a rule of thumb, a probability distribution is considered bell shaped when $np(1-p)\geq10$, where n is the number of independent trials and p is the probability of success.
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