Which distribution is most nearly appropriate to describe... ...the number of fatalities in Texas in a given year due to poisonous snakebites? ...the number of burned-out fluorescent tubes in a classroom with 12 fluorescent tubes, assuming a constant probability of a burned-out tube? ...the number of damaged printers in a random sample of 4 printers taken from a shipment of 28 printers that contains 3 damaged printers? ...the number of births in a hospital until the first twins are delivered?
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