Essentials of Statistics (6th Edition)
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Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4CRE
Sampling Eye Color Based on a study by Dr. P. Sorita Soni at Indiana University, assume that eye colors in the United States are distributed as follows: 40% brown, 35% blue, 12% green, 7% gray, 6% hazel.
a. A statistics instructor collects eye color data from her students. What is the name for this type of sample?
b. Identify one factor that might make the sample from part (a) biased and not representative of the general population of people in the United States.
c. If one person is randomly selected, what is the
d. If two people are randomly selected, what is the probability that at least one of them has brown eyes?
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