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19 August, 06:54

The proportion of students who own a cell phone on college campuses across the country has increased tremendously over the past few years. It is estimated that approximately 95% of students now own a cell phone. Twenty five students are to be selected at random from a large university. Assume that the proportion of students who own a cell phone at this university is the same as nationwide. Let X = the number of students in the sample of 25 who own a cell phone.

What is the standard deviation of the number of students who own a cell phone in simple random samples of 25 students?

a. 1.0897

b. 0.0475

c. 1.1875

d. 1.35

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  1. 19 August, 07:02
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    Answer: option c is the correct answer.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    It is estimated that approximately 95% of students now own a cell phone. This means that the probability of success, p of the event that a student owns a cellphone is

    95/100 = 0.95

    Therefore, the probability of failure, q of the event that a student owns a cellphone is expressed as

    q = 1 - p

    Therefore,

    q = 1 - 0.95

    q = 0.05

    Standard deviation = √npq

    Where

    n represents the number of students sampled.

    Therefore,

    Standard deviation = √25 * 0.95 * 0.05 = 1.1875
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