From a lot containing 25 items, 5 of which are defective, 4 are chosen at random. Let X be the number of defectives found. Obtain the probability distribution of X if the items are chosen without replacement.

X represents the number of defective items drawn.


X can take values 0,1,2 or 3


there are total 25 items (20 good+5 defectives) items


n(S) = total possible ways of selecting 5 items =


P(X = 0) = P(selecting no defective item) =


P(X = 1) = P(selecting 1 defective item and 3 good items)


=


P(X = 2) = P(selecting 2 defective items and 2 good items)


=


P(X = 3) = P(selecting 3 defective items and 1 good item)


=


P(X = 4) = P(selecting 4 defective items and no good item)


=


Now we have pi and xi.


Following table represents probability distribution of X :



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