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Question

The leading veterinarian at a local veterinary hospital decides to investigate whether there is an increase in West Nile virus infection in horses in the area. The horses diagnosed with West Nile infection are counted for the period April 15 through July 15. If X represents that count, a possible distribution for X is given by a: Normal distribution. binomial distribution. None of the above uniform distribution. The leading veterinarian at a local veterinary hospital decides to investigate whether there is an increase in West Nile virus infection in horses in the area. The horses diagnosed with West Nile infection are counted for the period April 15 through July 15. If X represents that count, a possible distribution for X is given by a: Normal distribution. binomial distribution. None of the above uniform distribution.

Explanation / Answer

binomial distribution

because X is counts the number of horses diagnosed with West Nile infection

so there it can be positive or negatrive