Let P Denote the Proportion of Individuals in a Population

question 12

Multiple Choice

Let p denote the proportion of individuals in a population who possess a specified property, and let X denote the number of individuals in the sample who possess the same property. Provided that the sample size n is small relative to the population size, X has approximately

• A) a normal distribution
• B) a binomial distribution
• C) an exponential distribution
• D) a Poisson distribution

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