Recall the rule of thumb used to indicate when the normal distribution is a good approximation of the sampling distribution for the sample proportion $\tilde{ p }$ . For the combination n = 50, p = 0.05, the rule is satisfied.

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The rule of thumb states that the normal approximation is appropriate when both $np \geq 5$ and $n(1-p) \geq 5$. For $n = 50$ and $p = 0.05$, $np = 2.5$, which does not satisfy the condition.

Recall the Rule of Thumb Used to Indicate When the Normal