.The article "Thrillers" (Newsweek, Apr. 22, 1985) states,"Surveys tell us that more than half of Amer- ca's college graduates are avid readers of mystery novels." Assume the true proportion is exactly 0.5. What is the probability that an SRS of 225 college graduates would give a sample proportion greater han 0.6?

.The article "Thrillers" (Newsweek, Apr. 22, 1985) states,"Surveys tell us that more than half of Amer- ca's college graduates are avid readers of mystery novels." Assume the true proportion is exactly 0.5. What is the probability that an SRS of 225 college graduates would give a sample proportion greater han 0.6?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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