In an exit poll, for which the sample size is 2656, the sampling distribution of
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Question
In an exit poll, for which the sample size is 2656, the sampling distribution of the sample proportion voting for the incumbent has mean 0.493 and standard deviation 0.014. Would a sample proportion from the exit poll of p=0.536 be a plausible value expected in the exit poll? Why?
a) No. It does not lie within three standard deviations of the mean sample proportion.
b) Yes. It lies within two standard deviations of the mean sample proportion.
c) No. It does not lie within one standard deviation of the mean sample proportion.
d) Yes. It lies within three standard deviations of the mean sample proportion.
Explanation / Answer
Option-A is the correct answer.
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