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#1 2012-10-03 01:40:59

cassrl
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Registered: 2012-10-03
Posts: 4

statistics

Mean proportion of individuals is p=0.30, sample size is 25 from this population, what fraction will have a sample porportion of 0.20 or lower?

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#2 2012-10-03 06:21:49

Bob
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Re: statistics

hi cassrl

Welcome to the forum.

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I see you have posted several questions that involve the normal distribution.  I have just written out some background on this for another poster and he was able to get the right answer.

You might find it helpful to view his post:

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=18183

The help for Q3 starts at post number 17.

Bob


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