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A high school football quarterback has a lifetime pass completion rate of p = 0.15. A random sample of 15 of his games is selected. Which is the best description of the shape for the sampling distribution of ?

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skewed left
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skewed right
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uniformly distributed
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approximately Normal
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The proportion of twins born in a town is p = 0.12. Suppose we randomly select 100 women from this town who give birth in the next year. Which is the best description of the shape for the sampling distribution of ?

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skewed left
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skewed right
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uniformly distributed
D
approximately Normal
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The proportion of twins born in a town is p = 0.12. Suppose we randomly select 100 women from this town who give birth in the next year. Which of the following is the mean of the sampling distribution of ?

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Mu Subscript p hat = p = 0.12
Option A
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Mu Subscript p hat = n p = 100 (0.12) = 12
Option B
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Mu Subscript p hat = 1 minus p = 1 minus 0.12 = 0.88
Option C
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Mu Subscript p hat = n (1 minus p) = 100 (1 minus 0.12) = 88
Option D
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A professional tennis player has a serve-return rate of p = 0.71. A random sample of 55 serve returns is selected. Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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In SRSs of size 55, the sample proportion of this tennis player’s serve-return rate typically varies 0.004 from the true proportion p = 0.71.
Option A
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In SRSs of size 55, the sample proportion of this tennis player’s serve-return rate typically varies 0.013 from the true proportion p = 0.71.
Option B
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In SRSs of size 55, the sample proportion of this tennis player’s serve-return rate typically varies 0.061 from the true proportion p = 0.71.
Option C
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In SRSs of size 55, the sample proportion of this tennis player’s serve-return rate typically varies 0.114 from the true proportion p = 0.71.
Option D
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In a nearby town, 56% of adults read nonfiction books as a hobby, while only 39% of teenagers read nonfiction books as a hobby. Let and be the sample proportions of adults and teenagers, respectively, who read nonfiction books as a hobby. Suppose 28 adults and 41 teenagers from this town are selected at random and asked if they read nonfiction books as a hobby.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who read nonfiction books as a hobby typically varies about 0.003 from the true difference in proportions.
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The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who read nonfiction books as a hobby typically varies about 0.015 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who read nonfiction books as a hobby typically varies about 0.055 from the true difference in proportions.
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The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who read nonfiction books as a hobby typically varies about 0.121 from the true difference in proportions.
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Agriculturists in a certain state claim that 43% of the residents in the northern portion of the state prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas, while 59% of the residents in the southern portion of the state prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas. Suppose random samples of 33 northerners and 41 southerners are selected. Let and be the sample proportions of northern and southern residents of this state, respectively, who would prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (northern – southern) in the sample proportions of those who prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas typically varies about 0.013 from the true difference in proportions.
B
The difference (northern – southern) in the sample proportions of those who prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas typically varies about 0.039 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (northern – southern) in the sample proportions of those who prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas typically varies about 0.115 from the true difference in proportions.
D
The difference (northern – southern) in the sample proportions of those who prefer flour tortillas over corn tortillas typically varies about 0.166 from the true difference in proportions.
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At a large university, 68% of the students have a laptop, while only 43% of professors have one. Let and be the sample proportions of students and professors, respectively, who have a laptop. Suppose 56 students and 31 professors from this university are selected at random and asked if they have a laptop.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (student – professor) in the sample proportions of those who have a laptop typically varies about 0.012 from the true difference in proportions.
B
The difference (student – professor) in the sample proportions of those who have a laptop typically varies about 0.035 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (student – professor) in the sample proportions of those who have a laptop typically varies about 0.109 from the true difference in proportions.
D
The difference (student – professor) in the sample proportions of those who have a laptop typically varies about 0.25 from the true difference in proportions.
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At a large, rural high school, 21% of sophomores have an allergy to ragweed, while 17% of seniors have one. Let and be the sample proportions of sophomores and seniors, respectively, who have an allergy to ragweed. Suppose 50 sophomores and 62 seniors from this school are selected at random and asked if they have an allergy to ragweed.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (sophomores – seniors) in the sample proportions of those who have an allergy to ragweed typically varies about 0.001 from the true difference in proportions.
B
The difference (sophomores – seniors) in the sample proportions of those who have an allergy to ragweed typically varies about 0.006 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (sophomores – seniors) in the sample proportions of those who have an allergy to ragweed typically varies about 0.032 from the true difference in proportions.
D
The difference (sophomores – seniors) in the sample proportions of those who have an allergy to ragweed typically varies about 0.075 from the true difference in proportions.
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Movie critics claim that 68% of adults and 79% of teenagers would recommend seeing the newest action movie. Suppose a random sample of 43 adults and 52 teenagers is selected. Let and be the sample proportions of adult and teenage moviegoers, respectively, who would recommend this movie.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who would recommend this action movie varies about 0.008 from the true difference in proportions.
B
The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who would recommend this action movie varies about 0.043 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who would recommend this action movie varies about 0.091 from the true difference in proportions.
D
The difference (adult – teenager) in the sample proportions of those who would recommend this action movie varies about 0.176 from the true difference in proportions.
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In state A, 73% of residents watch cooking shows regularly, while only 51% of state B residents watch cooking shows regularly. Let and be the sample proportions of state A residents and state B residents, respectively, who watch cooking shows regularly. Suppose 119 state A residents and 96 state B residents are selected at random and asked if they watch cooking shows regularly.Which of the following is the correct calculation and interpretation of the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of ?

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The difference (state A residents – state B residents) in the sample proportions of those who watch cooking shows regularly typically varies about 0.004 from the true difference in proportions.
B
The difference (state A residents – state B residents) in the sample proportions of those who watch cooking shows regularly typically varies about 0.065 from the true difference in proportions.
C
The difference (state A residents – state B residents) in the sample proportions of those who watch cooking shows regularly typically varies about 0.220 from the true difference in proportions.
D
The difference (state A residents – state B residents) in the sample proportions of those who watch cooking shows regularly typically varies about 0.620 from the true difference in proportions.

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