Instruction 18-4
a Manufacturer of Computer Disks Took Samples of 240

question 52

Short Answer

Instruction 18-4
A manufacturer of computer disks took samples of 240 disks on 15 consecutive days. The number of disks with bad sectors was determined for each of these samples. The results are in the table that follows.
$$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Day } & \text { Bad } & \text { \% Bad } \\1 & 9 & 0.037500 \\2 & 7 & 0.029167 \\3 & 4 & 0.016667 \\4 & 6 & 0.025000 \\5 & 8 & 0.033333 \\6 & 3 & 0.012500 \\7 & 6 & 0.025000 \\8 & 10 & 0.041667 \\9 & 16 & 0.066667 \\10 & 24 & 0.100000 \\11 & 15 & 0.062500 \\12 & 9 & 0.037500 \\13 & 4 & 0.016667 \\14 & 8 & 0.033333 \\15 & 6 & 0.025000\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 18-4,the process seems to be _______.

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Definitions:

Infect Bacteria

The process by which harmful bacteria invade an organism, possibly causing disease.

Sex Pilus

A thin, tube-like structure produced by bacteria that facilitates the transfer of DNA between two cells.

Cellular Reproduction

The process by which cells divide to produce new cells, essential for growth, development, and repair of tissues in living organisms.

Conjugation

Mechanism of horizontal gene transfer in which one prokaryote passes a plasmid to another.