According to an almanac, 80% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old. (a) Compute the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X, the number of smokers who started before 18 in 300 trials of the probability experiment. (b) Interpret the mean. (c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? Why? D= *1 (e) o, =(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) (b) What is the correct interpretation of the mean? O A. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18. O B. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking after turning 18. OC. It is expected that in 50% of random samples of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18. (c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? O A. No, because 255 is greater than u + 2o. O B. No, because 255 is less than u-20. OC. Yes, because 255 is greater than u +2o. O D. No, because 255 is between u - 20 and u + 20. O E. Yes, because 255 is between u -2o and u + 20.

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According to an almanac, 80% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old.
(a) Compute the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X, the number of smokers who started before 18 in 300 trials of the probability experiment.
(b) Interpret the mean.
(c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? Why?
D= 1 (e)
O, =(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
(b) What is the correct interpretation of the mean?
O A. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18.
O B. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking after turning 18.
OC. It is expected that in 50% of random samples of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18.
(c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers?
O A. No, because 255 is greater than u + 2o.
O B. No, because 255 is less than u -20.
OC. Yes, because 255 is greater than u +2o.
O D. No, because 255 is between u - 2o and u + 20.
O E. Yes, because 255 is between u - 20 and u + 20.
Transcribed Image Text:According to an almanac, 80% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old. (a) Compute the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X, the number of smokers who started before 18 in 300 trials of the probability experiment. (b) Interpret the mean. (c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? Why? D= 1 (e) O, =(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.) (b) What is the correct interpretation of the mean? O A. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18. O B. It is expected that in a random sample of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking after turning 18. OC. It is expected that in 50% of random samples of 300 adult smokers, 240 will have started smoking before turning 18. (c) Would it be unusual to observe 255 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 300 adult smokers? O A. No, because 255 is greater than u + 2o. O B. No, because 255 is less than u -20. OC. Yes, because 255 is greater than u +2o. O D. No, because 255 is between u - 2o and u + 20. O E. Yes, because 255 is between u - 20 and u + 20.
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