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A statistics teacher has a large container of beads that she says contains 60 percent blue beads. A student randomly selects 50 beads. Let p is equal to the true proportion of blue beads in the container. If the true proportion of blue beads is 0 point 6 0 , which value of p^ is least likely to occur?
The owner of an apple orchard knows that the average weight of Granny Smith apples is 380 grams. A random sample of 40 apples was selected and the mean weight was calculated. Let mu is equal to the true mean weight of the Granny Smith apples in the orchard. Which of the following means is least likely to occur if the true mean weight is 380 grams?
A student decides to spin a dime and determine the proportion of times it lands on heads. The student spins the dime 25 times and records that it lands on heads 17 times. He decides to spin the dime again and spins it 100 times. Which of the following is a correct statement about the variability of the sampling distribution?
Students in a large district’s two high schools are offered a "Second Breakfast” program after their first-period class. The district’s nutrition manager is interested in determining if the program is effective. He takes two independent random samples of days from the previous years, 20 from high school A and 15 from high school B, and calculates the mean amount of money, in dollars spent, for the program. Which of the following statements concerning the variability of the sampling distribution of the sample mean is correct?
The manager of a large grocery store wants to inspect an incoming shipment of oranges to determine the proportion of blemishes. One inspector, Mary, takes a random sample of 25 oranges, and another inspector, Pat, takes a random sample of 50 oranges. Which of the following statements about variability of the sample proportion is correct?
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