Chapter 11, Problem 5PT

To determine

To find: Whether the given experiment is a binomial experiment or can be reduced to binomial experiment and if so describe a trial, determine the random variable and state $n$ , $p$ and $q$ .

Answer to Problem 5PT

The experiment cannot be reduced to a binomial experiment.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

There are 20% of families have landline telephone.

Calculation:

This experiment cannot be reduced to a binomial experiment because there are more than two possible outcomes that means more than 2 landlines is possible.

Therefore, theexperiment cannot be reduced to a binomial experiment