What is the probability that a simple random sample of 45 unemployed individuals will provide a sample mean within 1 week of the population mean? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) b. What is the probability that a simple random sample of 45 unemployed individuals will provide a sample mean within 1/2 week of the population mean? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

What is the probability that a simple random sample of 45 unemployed individuals will provide a sample mean within 1 week of the population mean? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) b. What is the probability that a simple random sample of 45 unemployed individuals will provide a sample mean within 1/2 week of the population mean? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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