Suppose We Are Given That N Is the Number of Trials

question 77

Multiple Choice

Suppose we are given that n is the number of trials of a random experiment, N is population size, M is the number of population units with the "success" characteristic, and p is the probability of success in the first trial. Under those circumstances, which of these expressions equals the mean of the hypergeometric random variable's probability distribution?

• A) n
• B) np
• C) n(N/M)
• D) n(M/N)

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