A Corporation Has 11 Manufacturing Plants

question 39

Multiple Choice

A corporation has 11 manufacturing plants. Of these, 7 are domestic and 4 are located outside the United States. Each year a performance evaluation is conducted for 4 randomly selected plants. What is the probability that a performance evaluation will contain 3 plants from the United States?

• A) 0.4242
• B) 0.3776
• C) 0.3523
• D) 0.4696

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Definitions:

Snowball Sampling

A nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances.

Network Sampling

A technique used to sample from a network, where participants are selected based on their connections or relationships within the network.

Stratified Sampling

A method of sampling that involves dividing a population into subgroups and randomly selecting samples from each of these groups.

Convenience Sampling

A sampling technique where participants are selected based on their easy availability and proximity to the researcher, potentially introducing bias.