PS.ED.5
Model and solve real-world problems using the geometric distribution or waiting-time distribution, with or without technology.
Example Problems
A call center tracks the number of incoming calls it receives in the next hour. Let be the number of calls in that hour.
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?
Haylee selects 10 small businesses at random from her state's directory. Let be the number of businesses she selects that have websites.
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?
A biased coin that lands heads with probability is flipped 50 times. Let be the number of heads observed.
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?
What type of variable is : binomial, geometric, or neither?

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