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 = 2
C) N = 12, n = 5, r = 3
D) N = 12, n = 3, r = 5

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In the hypergeometric distribution, N is the number of items in the population, r the number of successes, and n a random sample of the population N.

The Random Variable X Has a Hypergeometric Distribution and the Population