Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 422: 10a

Answer

The sampling distribution is approximately normal with mean = 0.28 and $σ_{p̂} = 0.02$.

Work Step by Step

np(1-p) = 500 x 0.28 x 0.72 = `100.8 $\geq 10$ $μ_{p̂} = p = 0.28$ $σ_{p̂} = \sqrt \frac{p(1-p)}{n}$ $ = \sqrt \frac{0.28 * 0.72}{500}$ = 0.02
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