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In a survey of 1274 people, 852 people said they voted in a recent presidential election. Voting records show that 64% of eligible voters actually did vote. Given that 64% of eligible voters actually did vote, (a) find the probability that among 1274 randomly selected voters, at least 852 actually did vote.
(a) P(Xgreater than or equals852)equals
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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The question is about sampling dist. of sample proportion
Given :
Prop. of eligible voters actually did vote ( p ) = 0.64
Random selected no. of voters ( n ) = 1274
No. of people voted from n ( x ) = 852
To find :
a ) P ( X 852 )
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