Question

A committee of size 5 is to be selected at random from 3 women and 5 men. The probability distribution for the number of women on the committee is normal.

Yes
No

Answer 1

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Answer:

no

Step-by-step explanation:

In general discrete distributions from small populations will not be "normal."

Here, the distribution of the number of women is ...

p(n = 0) = 1/56

p(n = 1) = 15/56

p(n = 2) = 30/56

p(n = 3) = 10/56

The distribution is asymmetric and skewed toward lower numbers.

It is NOT NORMAL.