Suppose 65% of All College Students Have a Laptop Computer

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose 65% of all college students have a laptop computer at home and a sample of 150 students is taken.The mean of the sampling distribution of is

• A) 0.65
• B) 6.5
• C) 97.5
• D) 0.975
• E) 15.0

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Definitions:

μ

The symbol representing the mean or average of a population in statistics.

σ

The symbol for standard deviation in statistics, representing the dispersion or variability of a set of data points.

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution where data points are symmetrically distributed around the mean, forming a bell-shaped curve.

Exponential Distribution

A continuous probability distribution used to model the time between events in a Poisson point process, characterized by a constant mean rate or rate parameter.