Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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Author: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying Ye
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 31E
a.
To determine
Obtain the mean proportion of the budget allocated to environmental and pollution control.
b.
To determine
Obtain the probability that a company selected at random will have allocated to environmental and pollution controls a proportion greater than the population mean given in Part (a).
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