A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among

question 92

Multiple Choice

A company is studying the number of monthly absences among its 125 employees. The following probability distribution shows the likelihood that people were absent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 days last month. What is the mode of the distribution?

• A) 0.72 days
• B) 2.5 days
• C) 0 days
• D) 3 days

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Definitions:

Epithelial Tissues

Sheets of tightly packed cells that cover body surfaces and line internal organs and cavities.

Basement Membrane

A thin, fibrous structure that underlays and supports the epithelium and endothelium in tissues.

Tissues

Groups of cells that have similar structure and function within the body.

Analysis of Variance

A collection of statistical models used to analyze the differences among group means by partitioning variance into multiple components.