Bernoulli Experiments

Study GuideUse your textbook (pp225…) to answer:1. Who was Jacob Bernoulli?2. The sort of problems which have exactly 2

possible outcomes is now called:___________?3. Describe the central problem of a binomial

experiment.4. T/F Binomial experiments work only with

dependent situations.5. Each faculty member at Pepperdine University

has been asked about recommending which new car Mr. Micek should purchase…

The # of trials, n = ______?The # of outcomes possible = _______?Is this a binomial experiment?

Study Guide sample answers1. a 17th century Swiss mathematician who studied

binomial experiments extensively. So much so that still they are often called Bernoulli experiments

2. Binomial experiments3. to find the probability of r successes out of n

trials4. False… only with Independent trials (lg

assmption)5. # of Pepp faculty/ as many models of cars as

there are/ no, since there are more than 2 possibilities