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Twenty-five percent of all automobiles undergoing an emissions inspection at a certain inspection station fail the inspection. 

(d) What is the probability that among 25 randomly selected cars, the number that pass is within 1 standard deviation of the mean value? 

 Apr 11, 2017
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Twenty-five percent of all automobiles undergoing an emissions inspection at a certain inspection station fail the inspection. 

(d) What is the probability that among 25 randomly selected cars, the number that pass is within 1 standard deviation of the mean value? 

 

 

I think this is a trick question.....

The number that are within 1 standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution, which I think is assumed here, is always  68%

 

 Apr 11, 2017
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"Twenty-five percent of all automobiles undergoing an emissions inspection at a certain inspection station fail the inspection. 

(d) What is the probability that among 25 randomly selected cars, the number that pass is within 1 standard deviation of the mean value?"

 

I've assumed a binomial distribution.  i.e. each car either passes or fails.

 

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 Apr 11, 2017

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