Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 345: 42

Answer

The results of this survey contradict those of DuPont.

Work Step by Step

Use Excel: "=BINOMDIST(16;175;0.06;TRUE)" $P(X\lt17)=0.9652$ The probability that $X\geq17$ is the complement of the probability that $X\lt17$ Using the Complement Rule (see page 275): $P(X\geq17)=1-P(X\lt17)=1-0.9652=0.0348$ $P(X\geq17)\lt0.05$. This means that it is unusual to obtain a sample in which 9.7% of cars are red.
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