Question: (a) Use a computer program to calculate the exact probability of obtaining one or more defectives in a sample of size 100 taken from a

(a) Use a computer program to calculate the exact probability of obtaining one or more defectives in a sample of size 100 taken from a lot of 1,000 manufactured products assumed to contain six defectives.
(b) Approximate this probability using the appropriate binomial distribution.
(c) Approximate this probability using the appropriate Poisson distribution and compare the results of parts (a), (b), and (c).

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