The Waiting Room
Geometric vs. Binomial — two questions, two distributions.
Dr. Floe
“Each expedition has a p chance of a sighting. But am I asking 'how long until the first one' — or 'how many in 20 trips'? Same p, completely different questions.”
Geometric: WHEN is the 1st success?
Binomial: HOW MANY successes in n trials?