alleryStart learning →What does a binomial random variable count?
AEvents in a fixed time interval
BSuccesses in n independent trials
CTrials needed for the first success
DValues lying below a bell curve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Successes in n independent trials
A binomial variable adds up the successes across a fixed number of independent yes-no trials.
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