Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 419: 12c

Answer

0.0375

Work Step by Step

To calculate $P(p̂ \leq 0.59)$, we need to find the z-score: $z = \frac{p̂ - μ_{p̂}}{σ_{p̂}}$ $= \frac{.59-.65}{0.0337}$ = -1.78 $P(z \leq 0.59) = 0.0375$, hence: $P(p̂ \leq 0.59) = 0.0375$
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