As a general rule of thumb,if the items selected for a sample are not replaced and the sample size is less than 5% of the population,the binomial distribution can be used to approximate the hypergeometric distribution.

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This statement is true. When the sample is taken without replacement and the sample size is less than 5% of the population, the binomial distribution can be used as an approximation of the hypergeometric distribution. This is because the probability of success does not change significantly from trial to trial since the sample size is small compared to the population size.

As a General Rule of Thumb,if the Items Selected for a Sample