Job Applicants Narrative A Company Has Five Applicants, Three Women and Two Men

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Essay

Job Applicants Narrative
A company has five applicants, three women and two men, for two positions. Suppose that the five applicants are equally qualified and that no preference is given for choosing either gender. Let x equal the number of men chosen to fill the two positions.
-Refer to Job Applicants Narrative. Write the formula for p(x), the probability distribution of x.

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Definitions:

Commensalism

Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two living organisms where one benefits without harming or benefiting the other.

Interspecific Competition

A biological interaction between organisms of different species competing for the same resources in an ecosystem, such as food or space.

Foraging

The act of searching for and exploiting food resources in the wild, often used in the context of animals but also applicable to human gathering activities.

Commensalism

A relationship between two living organisms where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits significantly.