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

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The geometric model is used to find the probability of the number of Bernoulli trials needed to get the first success. In option A, finding the first person who has taken Statistics fits this description, as each person surveyed can be considered a Bernoulli trial with a success being finding someone who has taken Statistics.

Which of These Has a Geometric Model