A Company Is Studying the Number of Monthly Absences Among

question 61

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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