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 144 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 0.52? 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 0.520.52​?   The probability that fewer than 144 people voted for the referendum is what? ​(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 144 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
0.52?
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
0.520.52​?
 
The probability that fewer than 144 people voted for the referendum is what?
​(Round to four decimal places as​ needed.)
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