Determine If the Outcome Is Unusual

question 94

Multiple Choice

Determine if the outcome is unusual. Consider as unusual any result that differs from the mean by more than 2 standard deviations. That is, unusual values are either less than µ - 2? or greater than µ + 2?.
-According to AccuData Media Research, 36% of televisions within the Chicago city limits are tuned to "Eyewitness News" at 5:00 pm on Sunday nights. At 5:00 pm on a given Sunday, 2500 such televisions are randomly selected and checked to determine what is being watched. Would it be
Unusual to find that 959 of the 2500 televisions are tuned to "Eyewitness News"?

• A) Yes
• B) No

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