A recent nationwide survey by the American Cancer Society found the percentage of women who smoke has increased to 30%. That seems a little low for your state, so you sample 500 women from your state and find 180 of them smoke.
Find the sample proportion of women who smoke in your state.
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Describe sampling distribution of ; the proportion of women who smoke.
Is the sampling distribution approximately normal?
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What is the mean?
______________
What is the standard deviation?
______________
What is the probability that at least 36% of women in your state are smokers if the true population proportion p = 0.30?
______________
Does your answer to the previous question cast doubt on the American Cancer Society's claim?
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A recent nationwide survey by the American Cancer Society found the percentage of women who smoke has increased to 30%. That seems a little low for your state, so you sample 500 women from your state and find 180 of them smoke.
Find the sample proportion of women who smoke in your state.
______________
Describe sampling distribution of  ; the proportion of women who smoke.
Is the sampling distribution approximately normal?
______________
What is the mean?
______________
What is the standard deviation?
______________
What is the probability that at least 36% of women in your state are smokers if the true population proportion p = 0.30?
______________
Does your answer to the previous question cast doubt on the American Cancer Society's claim?
______________

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The Answer of A recent nationwide survey by the American Cancer Society found the percentage of women who smoke has increased to 30%. That seems a little low for your state, so you sample 500 women from your state and find 180 of them smoke.
Find the sample proportion of women who smoke in your state.
______________
Describe sampling distribution of  ; the proportion of women who smoke.
Is the sampling distribution approximately normal?
______________
What is the mean?
______________
What is the standard deviation?
______________
What is the probability that at least 36% of women in your state are smokers if the true population proportion p = 0.30?
______________
Does your answer to the previous question cast doubt on the American Cancer Society's claim?
______________

A Recent Nationwide Survey by the American Cancer Society Found