Which of the following distributions describes the number of times an event occurs in a fixed number of trials?
A) Binomial distribution
B) Geometric distribution
C) Negative binomial distribution
D) Poisson distribution
E) None of the answer choices is correct.

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The binomial distribution is used to describe the number of successes in a fixed number of trials, where each trial has two possible outcomes (success or failure) and the trials are independent of each other. This is commonly used in situations such as coin flipping or counting the number of defective items in a batch of products. Therefore, A is the correct answer.

Which of the Following Distributions Describes the Number of Times