The public school system is interested in examining the probability of a child being late to school. The child is categorized as either late or not late. What type of distribution should the school use to examine this issue?
A) binomial distribution
B) normal distribution
C) exponential distribution
D) Poisson distribution

Question

The public school system is interested in examining the probability of a child being late to school. The child is categorized as either late or not late. What type of distribution should the school use to examine this issue?
A) ​binomial distribution
B) ​normal distribution
C) ​exponential distribution
D) ​Poisson distribution

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The situation involves two possible outcomes (late or not late), a fixed number of trials (days of school), and a constant probability of being late each day (which may vary from student to student but can be considered constant for the purpose of the analysis). This fits the criteria for a binomial distribution.

The Public School System Is Interested in Examining the Probability