Which of these is most likely to have a binomial model?
A) The colors of the cars in the grocery store parking lot.
B) The number of cards drawn from a deck until we find all four aces.
C) The number of hits a baseball player gets in 6 times at bat.
D) The number of black cards in a 10-card hand.
E) The number of people we survey until we find someone who owns an iPod.

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A binomial model is appropriate for situations with a fixed number of independent trials, each with two possible outcomes. In option C, each at-bat is an independent trial with two outcomes: hit or no hit, fitting the binomial model.

Which of These Is Most Likely to Have a Binomial