The Use of the Standard Normal Distribution for Constructing a Confidence

question 2

Multiple Choice

The use of the standard normal distribution for constructing a confidence interval estimate for the population proportion p requires that:

• A)n \[\hat { p }\] and n(1 - \[\hat { p }\] ) are both greater than 5, where \[\hat { p }\] denotes the sample proportion.
• B)np and n(1 - p) are both greater than 5.
• C)n \[\hat { p }\] and n(p + \[\hat { p }\] ) are both greater than 5.
• D)the sample size is greater than 5.

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