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Transcribed Image Text:8) a bag contours 5 blue, 4 red.
marbles. A sample of 4 is taken
and without replacement.
Set up a p-df. for the number of
blue marbles in the sample.
b) Find the mean, SD.
C
cf Find the prob that the proportion
of blue marbles in the sample > 1½/2
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