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6. Which of the following are true statements?
I. The expected value of a geometric random variable is determined by the formula (1-p)p.
II. If X is a geometric random variable and the probability of success is .85, then the probability distribution of X will be skewed left, since .85 is closer to 1 than 0.
III. An important difference between binomial and geometric distributions is that there is a fixed number of trials in a binomial setting but there is not a fixed number of trials in a geometric setting.
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I, II, and III
I'm pretty sure the answer is B.
3 Answers
- Anonymous6 years ago
correct answer is III.