Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 356: 7e

Answer

Expected value: $E(X)=120$ women. Standard deviation: $σ_X=6.928$ women.

Work Step by Step

n = 200 and p = 0.6 Expected value: $E(X)=μ_X=np=200\times0.6=120$ Standard deviation: $σ_X=\sqrt {np(1-p)}=\sqrt {200\times0.6(1-0.6)}=\sqrt {200\times0.6\times0.4}=6.928$
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