Asked by Tiffany Sherrill on May 15, 2024

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Even though the normal probability distribution deals with continuous variables, under certain circumstances, we can use it to approximate various discrete probability distributions. Such use of the normal probability distribution is permissible:

A) in the case of binomial probabilities, when np > 5 and also nq > 5
B) in the case of Poisson probabilities, when> 100
C) in the case of hypergeometric probabilities, when np > 1 and also n1 > 1
D) in all of these
E) in none of these

Normal Probability Distribution

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of naturally occurring data and is defined by its mean and standard deviation.

Discrete Probability Distributions

Probability distributions that characterize the outcomes of experiments with discrete outcomes, specifying the probability of each outcome.

Binomial Probabilities

The probabilities of obtaining a given number of successes in a fixed number of binary trials.

  • Identify situations in which the normal approximation can be suitably applied to the binomial distribution.
  • Acknowledge the critical role of sample size when emulating binomial distributions with normal distributions.
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Rahma SatariMay 18, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The normal distribution can be used as an approximation for the binomial distribution when the sample size (n) is large enough and the probability of success (p) is not too close to 0 or 1. Specifically, if np > 5 and n(1-p) > 5, then the normal distribution can be used to approximate the binomial distribution.