Statistics problem

[Alpha6]

A supermarket receives a shipment of 1000 boxes of apples (each of which holds 10 apples). The following numbers of boxes have 0,1,2,3,4...
10 rotten apples.

0 -334
1 - 362
2 -191
3 - 63
4 - 22
5 - 12
6 - 9
7 - 0
8 -3
9 -2
10 - 2

Does the distribution of rotten apples follow a binomial distribution? Calculate all
needed parameters.

I say "yes" because there is a discrete number of trials, and they are independent, there are 2 outcomes, and each box has a 50/50 chance of being rotten or good.

Is this right?

Also, what are parameters? Is that mean and Std. Deviation?

 

[HallsofIvy]

A supermarket receives a shipment of 1000 boxes of apples (each of which holds 10 apples). The following numbers of boxes have 0,1,2,3,4...
10 rotten apples.

0 -334
1 - 362
2 -191
3 - 63
4 - 22
5 - 12
6 - 9
7 - 0
8 -3
9 -2
10 - 2

Does the distribution of rotten apples follow a binomial distribution? Calculate all
needed parameters.

I say "yes" because there is a discrete number of trials, and they are independent, there are 2 outcomes, and each box has a 50/50 chance of being rotten or good.

Is this right?

You seem to have misunderstood the question. There are NOT "2 outcomes". The outcomes are the number of rotten apples in a box, not whether the box is "rotten or good".

Also, what are parameters? Is that mean and Std. Deviation?

Yes.

 

[Alpha6]

Oh, I see.

So if there was only 1 apple it would be a binomial distribution, correct?

The different possibilities exclude this from being a binomial distribution?