A manufacturer claims that only 2% of their products are defective. A store receives a delivery of 300 items from the manufacturer. Let X = the number of defective items. Assuming the manufacturer is correct that only 2% of their products are defective, what are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of X?

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A manufacturer claims that only 2% of their products are defective. A store receives a delivery of 300 items from the manufacturer. Let X = the number of defective items. Assuming the manufacturer is correct that only 2% of their products are defective, what are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of X?

 
The mean number of defective items is 6 and the standard deviation is 2.42.
The mean number of defective items is 6 and the standard deviation is 5.88.
The mean number of defective items is 2 and the standard deviation is 5.88.
The mean number of defective items is 2 and the standard deviation is 2.42
 
 
 
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