The probability that more than 159 people voted for the referendum is ___. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
The probability that more than 159 people voted for the referendum is ___. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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Exit polling is a popular technique used to determine the outcome of an election prior to results being tallied. Suppose a referendum to increase funding for education is on the ballot in a large town (voting population over 100,000). An exit poll of 300 voters finds that 159 voted for the referendum. How likely are the results of your sample if the population proportion of voters in the town in favor of the referendum is 0.49? Based on your result, comment on the dangers of using exit polling to call elections.
How likely are the results of your sample if the population proportion of voters in the town in favor of the referendum is 0.49?
The probability that more than 159 people voted for the referendum is ___.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Exit polling is a popular technique used to determine the outcome of an election prior to results being tallied. Suppose a referendum to increase funding for education is on the ballot
in a large town (voting population over 100,000). An exit poll of 300 voters finds that 159 voted for the referendum. How likely are the results of your sample if the population
proportion of voters in the town in favor of the referendum is 0.49? Based on your result, comment on the dangers of using exit polling to call elections.
How likely are the results of your sample if the population proportion of voters in the town in favor of the referendum is 0.49?
The probability that more than 159 people voted for the referendum is 0.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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