according to a study done by Nick Wilson of Otego university Wellington, the probability a randomly selected individual will not cover his or her mouth when sneezing is 0.267. A) using a binomial distribution, what is the probability that among 18 randomly observed individuals, exactly 4 do not cover their mouth when sneezing? The probability is _ B) using a binomial distribution, what is the probability that among 18 randomly observed individuals, fewer than 6 do not cover their mouth when sneezing? The probability is _ C) using the binomial distribution, would you be surprised if, after observing 18 individuals, fewer than half covered their nose while sneezing? Why? _ (no/yes) it _ (would/would not) be surprising because the probability is _which is _ (less than/greater than) 0.05

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according to a study done by Nick Wilson of Otego university Wellington, the probability a randomly selected individual will not cover his or her mouth when sneezing is 0.267. A) using a binomial distribution, what is the probability that among 18 randomly observed individuals, exactly 4 do not cover their mouth when sneezing? The probability is _ B) using a binomial distribution, what is the probability that among 18 randomly observed individuals, fewer than 6 do not cover their mouth when sneezing? The probability is _ C) using the binomial distribution, would you be surprised if, after observing 18 individuals, fewer than half covered their nose while sneezing? Why? _ (no/yes) it _ (would/would not) be surprising because the probability is _which is _ (less than/greater than) 0.05
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