Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?
A)Binomial distribution
B)Geometric distribution
C)Negative binomial distribution
D)Poisson distribution
E)None of the above

Question

Which of the following distributions describes the number of trials until an event occurs?
A)Binomial distribution 
B)Geometric distribution 
C)Negative binomial distribution 
D)Poisson distribution 
E)None of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The geometric distribution describes the number of trials until the first success occurs in a sequence of independent and identically distributed Bernoulli trials.

Which of the Following Distributions Describes the Number of Trials