Suppose 40% of the Population Possess a Given Characteristic

question 24

Multiple Choice

Suppose 40% of the population possess a given characteristic.If a random sample of size 300 is drawn from the population, then the probability that 44% or fewer of the samples possess the characteristic is ___.

• A)0.0793
• B)0.4207
• C)0.9207
• D)0.9900
• E)1.0000

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