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For each of the following scenarios, indicate whether a normal, binomial, or Poisson distribution would be most appropriate to model the variable of interest, or if none of these would be appropriate. For each, would you mind explain to me your reasoning?

Microelectrodes are used to record the number of times that a particular set of neurons fires in a one second period. Recordings are made in 12 randomly selected individuals

To assess the quality of a hospital's post-operative care, researchers collect a random sample of 500 medical histories for patients who underwent the same surgical procedure at the hospital; 32 were found to have postoperative surgical site infections.

In the Norton et al. (2011) data, the researchers measured the amount of time that each fish spent performing aggressive displays when presented with a mirror. You may assume that each genotype will be modeled separately.