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Question 46 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

In a large high school, 18% of sophomores and 67% of seniors have part-time jobs. Suppose random samples of 32 sophomores and 31 seniors from this high school are asked if they have a part-time job. Let and be the sample proportions of sophomores and seniors, respectively, who have part-time jobs.Which of the following is the correct shape and justification of the sampling distribution of ?

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A
bimodal because one population proportion is centered at 0.18, while the other is centered at 0.67
B
approximately Normal because the expected numbers of successes and failures for each sample are all at least 10
C
not approximately Normal because the expected numbers of successes and failures for each sample are all at least 10
D
not approximately Normal because the expected numbers of successes and failures for the sophomores group are not both at least 10
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