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For which of these scenarios could you use the normal approximation to the binomial?

Flip a coin 100 times and count the number of heads.

The number of free throws an 80% shooter will make in five attempts.

The number of free throws an 80% shooter will make in six attempts.

The number of people who have type O blood if the frequency in your population is .7 and you randomly select 6 people.

The number of bats who carry rabies if the frequency in your population is .8 and you select 4 bats.

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Will award medals for best answer.
 For which of these scenarios could you use the normal approximation to the binomial?

       Flip a coin 100 times and count the number of heads.

       The number of free throws an 80% shooter will make in five attempts.

       The number of free throws an 80% shooter will make in six attempts.

       The number of people who have type O blood if the frequency in your population is .7 and you randomly select 6 people.

       The number of bats who carry rabies if the frequency in your population is .8 and you select 4 bats.

perl · Answer

according to a rule of thumb, 
binomial approximation is appropriate if n*p >= 5 and n*(1-p)>=5

theopenstudyowl · Answer

Ok so which one do u think it is?

perl · Answer

I can't give the answer. plug n and p into that formula