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In a large ball pit, 20% of the balls are red. You plan to jump in and randomly select 10 balls.Which statement is true?

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You are guaranteed to have exactly two red balls in your sample.
B
You will likely have one to three red balls in your sample.
C
You will most likely have eight red balls in your sample.
D
It is unlikely that you will have exactly two red balls in your sample.
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Is the sample mean time until blinking (x̄ = 36 seconds) statistically significant evidence that the true mean time that students can go without blinking is greater than 30 seconds? Use the results to answer the question.

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. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:Yes
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:3 percent
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:36 or more
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:less than 5 percent
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1.5 percent✔ 3 percent5 percent6 percent

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1.5 percent
B
✔ 3 percent
C
5 percent
D
6 percent
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✔ 36 or moreequal to 3630 or moreequal to 30

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✔ 36 or more
B
equal to 36
C
30 or more
D
equal to 30
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greater than 5 percent✔ less than 5 percent

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greater than 5 percent
B
✔ less than 5 percent
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Using technology, the student simulated the sample percent of seniors that turned in their survey using 50 random samples of 10 students under the assumption that 20% of all seniors turned in their survey. Here are the results.

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. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:Yes
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:0 percent
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:60 percent or more
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:less than 5 percent
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A onlyB onlyBoth A and BNeither A nor B

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A only
B
B only
C
Both A and B
D
Neither A nor B
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✔ A onlyB onlyBoth A and BNeither A nor B

A
✔ A only
B
B only
C
Both A and B
D
Neither A nor B
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A onlyB onlyBoth A and BNeither A nor B

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A only
B
B only
C
Both A and B
D
Neither A nor B
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A onlyB onlyBoth A and B✔ Neither A nor B

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A only
B
B only
C
Both A and B
D
✔ Neither A nor B
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Tessa conducts an experiment and obtains results that are statistically significant. What is meant by "statistically significant”?

A
It means that Tessa used a large sample size.
B
It means that the results that Tessa obtained are too unusual to be explained by chance alone.
C
It means that Tessa’s experiment was not biased.
D
It means that the individuals in the experiment were randomly assigned to the treatment groups.
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Is the sample mean time until blinking (x̄ = 36 seconds) statistically significant evidence that the true mean time that students can go without blinking is greater than 30 seconds? Use the results to answer the question.

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. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:Yes
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:3 percent
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:36 or more
. In this case, of the simulated sample means are , which is .:less than 5 percent

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