THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
You are the webmaster for your firm's web-site.From your records,you know that the probability that a visitor will buy something from your firm is 0.23.In one day,the number of visitors is 952.
-What is the probability that less than 200 of them will buy something from your firm? Use the normal approximation to the binomial.
A)0.4279
B)0.5721
C)0.9279
D)0.0721

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To use the normal approximation to the binomial distribution, we first calculate the mean (μ) and the standard deviation (σ) of the binomial distribution. The mean is given by μ = np and the standard deviation by σ = sqrt(np(1-p)), where n is the number of trials (in this case, visitors, which is 952) and p is the probability of success (in this case, the probability of a visitor buying something, which is 0.23).μ = 952 * 0.23 = 218.96σ = sqrt(952 * 0.23 * (1 - 0.23)) = sqrt(218.96 * 0.77) ≈ 13.43To find the probability of less than 200 visitors buying something, we convert this to a z-score in the normal distribution. The z-score is given by z = (X - μ) / σ, where X is the value we're interested in (in this case, 200).z = (200 - 218.96) / 13.43 ≈ -1.41Using the z-score table or a calculator, we find the probability corresponding to a z-score of -1.41. This gives us a probability of approximately 0.0793. However, since none of the options exactly match this calculation and considering the nature of approximation and rounding, the closest option provided is D) 0.0721, which indicates a small discrepancy likely due to rounding or approximation differences in the calculation process.