16.01 Discrete probability distributions
Interactive practice questions
At the beginning of the year, a teacher seats his students alphabetically to learn their names quickly.
Can we use a probability distribution to model where a particular child will sit in the class?
No
Yes, a discrete probability distribution
Yes, a continuous probability distribution
Which of the following explains why a probability distribution doesn’t exist for this situation?
The outcomes are not random.
The outcomes are not variable.
A teacher randomly selects $3$3 students from her class of $28$28 students to prepare a presentation for assembly.
A manager randomly selects four people from his Sales team and two people from his Development team to attend a leadership conference.
Four cards are randomly selected without replacement from a standard pack of $52$52 cards.