Suppose That Past History Shows That 6% of College Students

question 105

Multiple Choice

Suppose that past history shows that 6% of college students prefer Brand A cola. A sample of 10,000 students is to be selected. Which of the following distributions would you use to figure out the probability that at least half of them will prefer Brand A cola?

• A) normal distribution
• B) Poisson distribution
• C) both of the above
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

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Predetermined Overhead Rate

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