Three cards are selected, one at a time from a standard deck of 52 cards. Let x represent the number of tens drawn in a set of 3 cards.
(A) If this experiment is completed without replacement, explain why x is not a binomial random variable. (B) If this experiment is completed with replacement, explain why x is a binomial random variable.
The answers follow by looking at the definition of a binomial random variable. What assumptions are necessary for a random variable to have a binomial distribution?
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