The probability of flipping heads on a weighted coin is 65%. If the same coin is flipped 8 times and the number of heads, X, is counted, a) is the distribution hypergeometric, uniform, normal, or binomial? How do you know?

The probability of flipping heads on a weighted coin is 65%. If the same coin is flipped 8 times and the number of heads, X, is counted, a) is the distribution hypergeometric, uniform, normal, or binomial? How do you know?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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