Which of these has a Geometric model?
A) the number of people we survey until we find two people who have taken Statistics
B) the number of sodas students drink per day
C) the number of people in a class of 25 who have taken Statistics
D) the number of aces in a five-card Poker hand
E) the number of people we survey until we find someone who has taken Statistics

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The geometric model is used to find the probability of the first success on the nth trial in a series of independent Bernoulli trials. Option E fits this model as it involves surveying people until the first success (finding someone who has taken Statistics).

Which of These Has a Geometric Model