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Determine If the Outcome Is Unusual μ2σ or greater than μ+2σ\mu - 2 \sigma \text { or greater than } \mu + 2 \sigma

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Determine if the outcome is unusual. Consider as unusual any result that differs from the mean by more than 2 standard deviations. That is, unusual values are either less than μ2σ or greater than μ+2σ\mu - 2 \sigma \text { or greater than } \mu + 2 \sigma
-The Acme Candy Company claims that 8% of the jawbreakers it produces actually result in a broken jaw. Suppose 9571 persons are selected at random from those who have eaten a jawbreaker produced at Acme Candy Company. Would it be unusual for this sample of 9571 to contain 806 persons with broken jaws?


A) Yes
B) No

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