The Business College Computing Center Wants to Determine the Proportion $n$

question 126

Multiple Choice

The business college computing center wants to determine the proportion of business students who have laptop computers. If the proportion exceeds 35%, then the lab will scale back a proposed enlargement of its facilities. Suppose 300 business students were randomly sampled and 75 have laptops. What assumptions are necessary for this test to be satisfied?

• A) The sample size \(n\) satisfies both \(n p _ { 0 } \geq 15\) and \(n q _ { 0 } \geq 15\).
• B) The sample size \(n\) satisfies \(n \geq 30\).
• C) The population has an approximately normal distribution.
• D) The sample proportion is close to \(.5\).

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