Stats: Data and Models (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Probability Models - Exercises - Page 421: 8

Answer

No.

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A trial is a Bernoulli trial if there are two possible outcomes, the trials are independent and the probability of success is constant. But here the luggages are not independent because e.g. if more people travel together, their luggages might be checked in together, implying that they are more likely to stay together.
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