A Stock Analyst Was Provided with a List of 25

question 64

Multiple Choice

A stock analyst was provided with a list of 25 stocks. He was expected to pick 3 stocks from the list whose prices are expected to rise by more than 20% after 30 days. In reality, the prices of only 5 stocks would rise by more than 20% after 30 days. If he randomly selected 3 stocks from the list, he would use what type of probability distribution to compute the probability that all of the chosen stocks would appreciate more than 20% after 30 days?

• A) binomial distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) hypergeometric distribution
• D) None of the above.

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