SOLUTION: a candy company claims that 15% of its plain candies are orange, and a sample of 100 such candies is randomly selected.
A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of
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Question 761224: a candy company claims that 15% of its plain candies are orange, and a sample of 100 such candies is randomly selected.
A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a candy company claims that 15% of its plain candies are orange, and a sample of 100 such candies is randomly selected.
A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.
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mean = np = 100*0.15 = 15
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std = sqrt[npq] = sqrt[15*0.85] = 3.57
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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