Which of the following events is best described using a hypergeometric distribution?
A) The number of customers entering a store during the next hour.
B) The number of accidents at a particular intersection during the next month.
C) The number of male jurors selected from a group of 25 individuals.
D) The number of correct responses in a multiple choice exam.
E) The number of heads after tossing a fair coin 10 times.

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The hypergeometric distribution is used when the population is not large enough for the binomial distribution to be appropriate, and when sampling is done without replacement. Option C fits this description, as we are sampling without replacement from a small population of 25 individuals to select a certain number of male jurors.

Which of the Following Events Is Best Described Using a Hypergeometric