Is it appropriate to use the geometric distribution to calculate probabilities in this situation?
A medical device company knows that the percentage
of patients experiencing injection-site reactions with
the current needle is 11%. A nurse will collect data by
performing injections with this type of needle until five
people experience injection-site reactions.
O Yes, the geometric distribution is appropriate.
O No, since each trial is not independent of the other
trials.
No, because it is not looking for the first occurrence
of success.
No, since the probability of success is not the same
for each of the trials.