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How do you find the probability distribution of a random sample from a known population?

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A shipment of 9 computers contains 2 defective. Four computers are randomly selected from the shipment. Find the probability distribution of the random variable X, the number of defective computers in the sample. Determine the mean, variance, and standard deviation of X.

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This solution shows how to determine the probability distribution, the mean, variance and standard deviation in an attached Excel document.

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