Scientists in Indonesia Are Trying to Find a Cure for a Deadly

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Multiple Choice

Scientists in Indonesia are trying to find a cure for a deadly disease that is attacking the rain forests on Borneo and Sumatra.One of the variables that the scientists have been measuring involves the diameter of the trunk of the trees that have been affected by the disease.Scientists have calculated that the average diameter of the diseased trees is 42 centimetres.They also know that approximately 95% of the diameters fall between 32 and 52 centimetres and almost all of the diseased trees have diameters between 27 and 57 centimetres.When modelling the diameters of diseased trees,which distribution should the scientists use?

• A) Exponential distribution.
• B) Normal distribution.
• C) Uniform distribution.
• D) Binomial distribution.

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Historical Demand

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