A population proportion is 0.61. Suppose a random sample of 655 items is sampled randomly from this population. d. What is the probability that the sample proportion is between 0.58 and 0.59? e. What is the probability that the sample proportion is less than 0.51?

A population proportion is 0.61. Suppose a random sample of 655 items is sampled randomly from this population. d. What is the probability that the sample proportion is between 0.58 and 0.59? e. What is the probability that the sample proportion is less than 0.51?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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A population proportion is 0.61. Suppose a random sample of 655 items is sampled randomly from this population.

d. What is the probability that the sample proportion is between 0.58 and 0.59?
e. What is the probability that the sample proportion is less than 0.51?

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