About 50% of babies born with a certain ailment recover fully. A hospital is car

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About 50% of babies born with a certain ailment recover fully. A hospital is caring for seven babies born with this ailment. The random variable represents the number of babies that recover fully. Decide whether the experiment is a binomial experiment. If it is, identify a success, specify the values of n, p, and q, and list the possible values of the random variable x. Is the experiment a binomial experiment? O Yes O No What is a success in this experiment? O This is not a binomial experiment. O Baby recovers O Baby doesn't recover Specify the value of n. Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice. O A. n= O B. This is not a binomial experiment Specify the value of p. Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice O A. p= O B. This is not a binomial experiment. Specify the value of q. Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes in your choice. O A. = O B. This is not a binomial experiment List the possible values of the random variable x. O O O X X X = 1, 2, 3,.... 7 = 0, 1, 2,.... 7 = 0, 1, 2,..., 6 This is not a binomial experiment. O

Explanation / Answer

This is a binomial distribution as the number of babies is a discrete quantity.

The success of the experiment is
Baby recovers

Value of n is
n=7

The correct value of p is
p=0.5

The correct value of q is
q=1-p=0.5

The possible values of the random variable X are from 0 to 7.
Option 'B' is correct.

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