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Chapter 5: Q 28. (page 247)

Name three common discrete probability distributions other than the binomial distribution.

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  1. The Poisson distribution
  2. hypergeometric distribution
  3. and geometric distribution

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Step 1. Given information.

The given statement is:

Name three common discrete probability distributions other than the binomial distribution.

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Step 2. Name three discrete probability distributions other than the binomial distribution.

The first most important and extensively used discrete probability distribution is the binomial distribution.

The three other discrete probability distributions other than the binomial distribution are listed below:

  1. The Poisson distribution
  2. hypergeometric distribution
  3. and geometric distribution

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