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You roll a fair, four-sided die twice. Let the random variable X = "number of times rolled on the number 4," with x = 0, 1, 2.Which histogram shows the correct

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Given that X=the number of times rolled on the number 4
n=sample size=2
p=probability of success==0.25 (because it is a 4 sided die)
Using binomial distribution we get:
x | binomial distribution | probability |
0 | 0.5625 | |
1 | 0.375 | |
2 | 0.0625 | |
total | 1 | 1 |
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