Sampling Distributions for Sample Proportions

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A population has p = 0.40. A sample of n = 100 is drawn.

Approximately, what is P(p̂ > 0.50)?

  • A

    0.1587

  • B

    0.0207

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  • C

    0.2500

  • D

    0.4000

Explanation

σ_p̂ = √(0.4·0.6/100) ≈ 0.049. z = (0.50−0.40)/0.049 ≈ 2.04. P(Z > 2.04) ≈ 0.0207.

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