A National Caterer Determined That 37% of the People Who

question 19

Multiple Choice

A national caterer determined that 37% of the people who sampled their food said that it was delicious. Arandom sample of 144 people is obtained from a population of 5000. The 144 people are asked to sample the^catererʹs food. If p is the sample proportion saying that the food is delicious, what is the standard deviation of^the sampling distribution of p?

• A) 0.04
• B) 0.002
• C) 0.48
• D) 0.23

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Behavior Modification

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Behavior Modification

The use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behaviors and replace undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones.

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