What Type of Probability Distribution Will Most Likely Be Used

question 163

Multiple Choice

What type of probability distribution will most likely be used to analyze the number of cars with defective radios in the following problem?
From an inventory of 48 new cars being shipped to local dealerships, corporate reports
Indicate that 12 have defective radios installed. The sales manager of one dealership wants to
Predict the probability out of the 8 new cars it just received that, when each is tested, no more
Than 2 of the cars have defective radios.

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

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