How many unpopped kernels are left when you pop a bag of microwave popcorn? Each day,quality control personnel take a random sample of 50 bags of popcorn.They pop each bag in a microwave and then count the number of unpopped kernels.Have the conditions and assumptions for inference been met?

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The conditions for inference typically include randomness, normality, and independence. The scenario implies a random sample of 50 bags, which is usually sufficient for the Nearly Normal Condition due to the Central Limit Theorem, and the sample size is less than 10% of the population (assuming there are more than 500 bags of popcorn), satisfying the independence condition. Bias from quality control personnel is not inherently implied in the scenario, making all conditions and assumptions met.

How Many Unpopped Kernels Are Left When You Pop a Bag