Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 345: 49

Answer

It would be unusual to observe 600 searches using google because this observation is more than 2 standard deviations away from the mean.

Work Step by Step

p = 0.536, n = 1000, i) mean np = 0.536 x 1000 = 536 ii) standard deviation $\sqrt{np(1-p)}$ = $\sqrt{1000 \times 0.536 \times (1-0.536)}$ = 15.77035193 $\approx$ 15.770 iii) Determine whether 600 is an unusual observation μ−2σ = 536 - 2(15.770) = 504.46 μ+2σ = 536 + 2(15.770) = 567.54 600 is greater than 567.54. This indicates that 600 is more than two standard deviations above the mean. As a result, 600 would be considered an unusual observation.
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