According to the report about the survey performed by Company XYZ that 60% of the people think that violence has increased in the oast 4 years. In a future random sample of 250 people in a certain age of more 20 years old group, if we let X be the number of such people in that sample who think that the proposal is correct. a) What is the approximate distribution of X with parameters? Provide your explanation in the answer box below. If nothing has been put forth as an explanation, you will not receive a grade. b) Find P (120 sXs 200) Explain why an approximate probability that X is between 120 and 200 both inclusive. c) Find probability that X is at most 130.

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According to the report about the survey performed by Company XYZ that 60% of the people think that violence has increased in the
oast 4 years. In a future random sample of 250 people in a certain age of more 20 years old group, if we let X be the number of such
people in that sample who think that the proposal is correct.
a) What is the approximate distribution of X with parameters? Provide your explanation in the answer box below. If nothing has been
put forth as an explanation, you will not receive a grade.
b) Find P (120 sXs 200) Explain why an approximate probability that X is between 120 and 200 both inclusive.
c) Find probability that X is at most 130.
Transcribed Image Text:According to the report about the survey performed by Company XYZ that 60% of the people think that violence has increased in the oast 4 years. In a future random sample of 250 people in a certain age of more 20 years old group, if we let X be the number of such people in that sample who think that the proposal is correct. a) What is the approximate distribution of X with parameters? Provide your explanation in the answer box below. If nothing has been put forth as an explanation, you will not receive a grade. b) Find P (120 sXs 200) Explain why an approximate probability that X is between 120 and 200 both inclusive. c) Find probability that X is at most 130.
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The given scenario follows binomial distribution as the sample size is large, np and nq are also greater than 5, it can be approximated to a normal distribution.

That is,

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Thus, the normal approximation for binomial distribution can be used.

The mean and standard deviation of the normal distribution is,

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Thus, the mean and standard deviation of the distribution is 150 and 7.75 respectively.

Therefore, the random variable X approximately follows normal distribution with mean as 150 and standard deviation as 7.75.

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Using the correction for continuity the probability that the random variable X is between 120 and 200 inclusively is,

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Thus, the probability that the random variable X is between 120 and 200 inclusively is 0.99996.

 

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