What Type of Probability Distribution Will Most Likely Be Used

question 190

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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