document.write( "Question 880572: So ... I am stuck ... again ... I am looking forward to the end of this paper!
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document.write( "Here we go ... use the normal approximation to the binomial method, to find the probability that 20 or fewer of 100 people randomly selected use the vaccination programme. (We know that 25% of the staff make use of the free vaccinations)\r
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document.write( "The sample size is equal to? (I have 100)
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document.write( "The probability of a person using the vaccination programme is? (I have 0.02)
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document.write( "The mean value (µX) is equal to?
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document.write( "The standard deviation (σX) is equal to?
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document.write( "the z-value is equal to?
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document.write( "The probability of selecting 20 or fewer people who use the vaccine programme is equal to (to 4 decimal places)\r
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document.write( "Thanks so much for you help :-) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #531582 by rothauserc(4718) You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a sampling distribution of proportion, we know \n" ); document.write( "sample size is 100 and P(probability of taking vaccination) = .25 and Q(probability of not taking vaccination) = .75 \n" ); document.write( "mean of p is .25 and standard deviation of p is square root (PQ/ n) where n is the sample size, therefore \n" ); document.write( "standard deviation of p is square root ((.25 * .75)/ 100) = 0.04330127 \n" ); document.write( "now 20/100 = .20 \n" ); document.write( "calculate the z value = (.20 - .25) / 0.04330127 = −1.154700543 \n" ); document.write( "consult table of z values for probability associated with the z value \n" ); document.write( "therefore P(X<20) is 0.1251\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |