How Many Unpopped Kernels Are Left When You Pop a Bag

question 51

Multiple Choice

How many unpopped kernels are left when you pop a bag of microwave popcorn? Each day,quality control personnel take a random sample of 50 bags of popcorn.They pop each bag in a microwave and then count the number of unpopped kernels.Have the conditions and assumptions for inference been met?

• A)No,the sample is more than 10% of the population size.
• B)No,the sample does not meet the Nearly Normal condition.
• C)Yes,all conditions and assumption are met.
• D)No,the sample is not likely to be representative.
• E)No,this is not a representative sample since the quality control personnel work for the company and are biased.

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