document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320472>Question 320472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In orange county, 12% of those eligible for jury duty are left-handed. Among 250 people selected for jury duty, 25 (or 10%) are lefties. Find the probability of getting at most 25 lefties assuming that they are chosen with a process designed to yeild a 12% rate of lefties. Can we conclude that this process of selecting jurors discriminates against lefties? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Among 250 people selected for jury duty, 25 (or 10%) are lefties. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the probability of getting at most 25 lefties assuming that they are chosen with a process designed to yield a 12% rate of lefties.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial with n = 250 and p = 0.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(0<= x <= 25) = binompdf(250,0.12,25) = 0.0509\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can we conclude that this process of selecting jurors discriminates against lefties?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's lower than the rate of lefties in Orange County.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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