The Random Variable X Has a Hypergeometric Distribution,and the Population

question 50

Multiple Choice

The random variable x has a hypergeometric distribution,and the population contains 12 items.If you wanted to find the number of defects in a random sample of 3 selected items when the population contains 5 defects,identify the N,n,and r.

• A) N = 3,n = 12,r = 5
• B) N = 5,n = 12,r = 7
• C) N = 12,n = 5,r = 3
• D) N = 12,n = 3,r = 5

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