Which model best describes the number of blemishes per sheet of white bond paper?
A)Binomial
B)Poisson
C)Hypergeometric
D)Uniform

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The Poisson distribution is best suited to model the number of blemishes per sheet of paper, since it is used to model rare events occurring at a constant rate over a given interval. In this case, blemishes could be considered rare events and the number of blemishes occurring on a sheet of paper could be assumed to happen at a constant rate. The binomial distribution is used to model the number of successes in a fixed number of trials, which is not applicable here. The hypergeometric distribution is used to model drawing without replacement from a finite population, which does not apply to the situation of blemishes on a sheet of paper. The uniform distribution assumes that all outcomes have an equal probability, which is not applicable in this case.

Which Model Best Describes the Number of Blemishes Per Sheet