Understanding Basic Statistics
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Chapter 7.6, Problem 5P
Critical Thinking You need to compute the probability of 5 or fewer successes for a binomial experiment with 10 trials. The probability of success on a single trial is 0.43. Since this probability of success is not in the table, you decide to use the normal approximation to the binomial. Is this an appropriate strategy? Explain.
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Understanding Basic Statistics
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