In a hypothetical job field, 10% of workers are promoted within their first year of employment. For this hypothetical job field, what is the probability that exactly 25 workers were promoted in their first year in a random sample of 200 workers? Hint: This is a binomial distribution, where p = .10 and q = .90
A. less than 5%
B. greater than 95%
C. between 5% and 6%
D. between 15% and 16%
Ans: A
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