The Poisson distribution is appropriate to determine the probability of a given number of defective items in a shipment.

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The Poisson distribution is used for modeling the number of events occurring within a fixed interval of time or space, typically when these events are rare. For defective items in a shipment, the binomial distribution is more appropriate as it deals with a fixed number of trials and two possible outcomes (defective or not defective).

The Poisson Distribution Is Appropriate to Determine the Probability of a Given