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What type of probability distribution will most likely be used to analyze the number of blue chocolate chips per bag in the following problem? The quality control manager of a candy plant is inspecting a batch of chocolate chip bags. When the production process is in control, the average number of blue chocolate chips per bag is 6.0. The manager is interested in analyzing the probability that any particular bag being inspected has fewer than 5.0 blue chocolate chips.


Definitions:

Risk-Averse

The characteristic of preferring to avoid risk, typically by choosing more certain outcomes over those with potentially higher but risky returns.

Positively Correlated Events

Situations or variables that move in the same direction, implying that as one increases, the other also increases.

Diversification

A risk management strategy that involves allocating investments among various financial instruments, industries, or other categories to minimize risk.

Expected Value

A calculated average of all possible values for a random variable, weighted by their probabilities of occurrence.

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