Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 392: 26a

Answer

$P(X \geq 110) = 0.0066$

Work Step by Step

Here we have: n = 200, p = 0.46, $x = \geq 110$ Using the binomial probability formula: Check whether the normal distribution can be used as an approximation for the binomial distribution: $np(1-p) = 200 x 0.46 (1 - 0.46) = 49.68 \gt 10$ Hence, the normal distribution can be used. $μ_{x} = np = 200 \times 0.46 = 92$ $σ_{x} = \sqrt {np(1-p)} = \sqrt {92 (0.54)} = 7.05$ Applying continuity correction, we have: $z = \frac{x - μ_{x}}{σ_{x}} = \frac{109.5 - 92}{7.05} = 2.48$ $P(X \geq 109.5) = P(z > 2.48) = 0.0066$
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