Answer: 13/7 or as a decimal 1.857142857
How did i get the answer:
Step 1: Simplify both sides of the equation.
so 1/2 of 10 is 5, 1/2 of 16 is 8
-3/5 of 15 is -9 and -3/5 of -35 is POSITIVE 21
all together should look like 5x+8+−13=−9x+21
(now we have to combine like terms)
8+ -13= -5
5x -5 = -9x+21
Step 2: Add 9x to both sides
5x + 9x= 14x
14x -5 = 21
Step 3: Add 5 to both sides.
21+5= 26
14x=26
Step 4: Divide both sides by 14.
26/14= 1.85714286 or 13/7
Please help. I'm stuck on this problem
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]h(t)=-16t^2+96t\\\\h(t)=-t(16t-96)[/tex]
[tex]96=2^5*3\\\\16=2^4\\\\h(t)=-t(2^5*3*t-2^4)=-2^4t(2^1*3*t-1)\\\\h(t)=-16t(6t-1)[/tex]
the b) part is easy do it!
A roll of carpet that contains 250 yd of carpet will cover how many rooms if each room requires 7 3/4 yards of carpet?
Answer: 32 room
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]7\frac{3}{4} =\frac{4(7)+3}{4} =\frac{28+3}{4} =\frac{31}{4}=7.75[/tex]
If 1 room = 7.75 yd of carpet ⇒ x rooms = 250 yd of carpet
Use proportions & cross-multiply to solve:
[tex]\frac{1}{7.75} =\frac{x}{250}\\7.75x=250\\x=\frac{250}{7.75} =32.258[/tex]
So 250 yd of carpet can cover about 32 rooms.
Translate the sentence into an inequality. The product of w and 2 is less than 23.
Answer:
2w<23
Step-by-step explanation:
The product of w and 2 mean that w multiplied by 2
Triangle A'B'C' is formed using the translation (x + 2 y + 0) and the dilation by a scale factor of 1/2 from the origin. Which equation explains the relationship between
AB and A"B"?
Answer:
[tex]A"B" = \frac{AB}{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]k = \frac{1}{2}[/tex] --- scale factor
Required
Relationship between AB and A"B"
[tex]k = \frac{1}{2}[/tex] implies that the sides of A"B"C" are smaller than ABC
i.e.
[tex]A"B" = k * AB[/tex]
[tex]A"B" = \frac{1}{2} * AB[/tex]
This gives:
[tex]A"B" = \frac{AB}{2}[/tex]
Help me find the domain and range please!
Answer:
Domain: (-∞, 1]
Range: (-∞, 3]
Step-by-step explanation:
The function starts at point (1, 3) and goes to the left and down forever.
Domain: (-∞, 1]
Range: (-∞, 3]
Answer:
Domain: [tex](-\infty, 1][/tex]
Range: [tex](-\infty, 3][/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The domain of a function represents the range of x-values that are part of the function, read left to right. We can see that the function goes forever to the left and stops at [tex]x=1[/tex] when we read left to right. Therefore, the domain of this function is [tex]\boxed{(-\infty, 1]}[/tex].
The point at [tex]x=1[/tex] is a filled-in solid dot so it is included as part of the function. Use square brackets to denote inclusive.
The range of a function represents all y-values that are part of the function, read bottom to top. The function continues down forever and stops at [tex]y=3[/tex] when read bottom to top. Therefore, the range of this function is [tex]\boxed{(-\infty, 3]}[/tex]. Similar to the domain, we use a square bracket on the right to indicate that [tex]y=3[/tex] is included in the function. If the dot was not filled-in, then we would use a parenthesis to indicate that [tex]y=3[/tex] would not be part of the function.
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The sequence is geometric:
3, 13, 23, 33,...
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The sequence is geometric:
5, -25, 125, -625,...
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Using the following image, solve for x
Answer:
x= -3
Step-by-step explanation:
2x+14= 8
2x= -6
x = -3
Answer:
-3
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the question,
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] CE = CD + DE
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] 8 = (x + 10) + (x + 4)
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] 8 = x + 10 + x + 4
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] 8 = 2x + 14
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] 8 ― 14 = 2x
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] ―6 = 2x
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] ―6 ÷ 2 = x
[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex] –3 = x
Therefore, the value of x is ― 3.
The measure of each interior angle of reglar convex polygon is 150 How many sides it does have
Step-by-step explanation:
Since an interior angle is 150 degrees, its adjacent exterior angle is 30 degrees. Exterior angles of any polygon always add up to 360 degrees. With the polygon being regular, we can just divide 360 by 30 to get 12 sides.
Problem: The height, X, of all 3-year-old females is approximately normally distributed with mean 38.72
inches and standard deviation 3.17 inches. Compute the probability that a simple random sample of size n=
10 results in a sample mean greater than 40 inches. That is, compute P(mean >40).
Gestation period The length of human pregnancies is approximately normally distributed with mean u = 266
days and standard deviation o = 16 days.
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1. What is the probability a randomly selected pregnancy lasts less than 260 days?
2. What is the probability that a random sample of 20 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days
or less?
3. What is the probability that a random sample of 50 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days
or less?
4. What is the probability a random sample of size 15 will have a mean gestation period within 10 days of
the mean?
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Answer:
0.1003 = 10.03% probability that a simple random sample of size n= 10 results in a sample mean greater than 40 inches.
Gestation periods:
1) 0.3539 = 35.39% probability a randomly selected pregnancy lasts less than 260 days.
2) 0.0465 = 4.65% probability that a random sample of 20 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less.
3) 0.004 = 0.4% probability that a random sample of 50 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less.
4) 0.9844 = 98.44% probability a random sample of size 15 will have a mean gestation period within 10 days of the mean.
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve these questions, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.
Normal Probability Distribution
Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the z-score of a measure X is given by:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
Central Limit Theorem
The Central Limit Theorem establishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean
For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.
The height, X, of all 3-year-old females is approximately normally distributed with mean 38.72 inches and standard deviation 3.17 inches.
This means that [tex]\mu = 38.72, \sigma = 3.17[/tex]
Sample of 10:
This means that [tex]n = 10, s = \frac{3.17}{\sqrt{10}}[/tex]
Compute the probability that a simple random sample of size n= 10 results in a sample mean greater than 40 inches.
This is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 40. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
By the Central Limit Theorem
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{40 - 38.72}{\frac{3.17}{\sqrt{10}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = 1.28[/tex]
[tex]Z = 1.28[/tex] has a p-value of 0.8997
1 - 0.8997 = 0.1003
0.1003 = 10.03% probability that a simple random sample of size n= 10 results in a sample mean greater than 40 inches.
Gestation periods:
[tex]\mu = 266, \sigma = 16[/tex]
1. What is the probability a randomly selected pregnancy lasts less than 260 days?
This is the p-value of Z when X = 260. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{260 - 266}{16}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.375[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.375[/tex] has a p-value of 0.3539.
0.3539 = 35.39% probability a randomly selected pregnancy lasts less than 260 days.
2. What is the probability that a random sample of 20 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less?
Now [tex]n = 20[/tex], so:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{260 - 266}{\frac{16}{\sqrt{20}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -1.68[/tex]
[tex]Z = -1.68[/tex] has a p-value of 0.0465.
0.0465 = 4.65% probability that a random sample of 20 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less.
3. What is the probability that a random sample of 50 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less?
Now [tex]n = 50[/tex], so:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{260 - 266}{\frac{16}{\sqrt{50}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -2.65[/tex]
[tex]Z = -2.65[/tex] has a p-value of 0.0040.
0.004 = 0.4% probability that a random sample of 50 pregnancies has a mean gestation period of 260 days or less.
4. What is the probability a random sample of size 15 will have a mean gestation period within 10 days of the mean?
Sample of size 15 means that [tex]n = 15[/tex]. This probability is the p-value of Z when X = 276 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 256.
X = 276
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{276 - 266}{\frac{16}{\sqrt{15}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = 2.42[/tex]
[tex]Z = 2.42[/tex] has a p-value of 0.9922.
X = 256
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{256 - 266}{\frac{16}{\sqrt{15}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -2.42[/tex]
[tex]Z = -2.42[/tex] has a p-value of 0.0078.
0.9922 - 0.0078 = 0.9844
0.9844 = 98.44% probability a random sample of size 15 will have a mean gestation period within 10 days of the mean.
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Question 4 of 10
If f(x) = 5x – 2 and g(x) = 2x + 1, find (f - g)(x).
A. 3 - 3x
B. 7x-3
O C. 7x-1
D. 3x - 3
Answer:
the answer is c
Step-by-step explanation:
the answer is c
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Answer:
150 dollars. if I am wrong correct me
Answer:
C and D
Step-by-step explanation:
15 to 30 galons at $9.95 to $21.00
the minimum amount can be found by calculating the minimum amount sold at a minimum price 15*9.95 = $149.25
the maximum amount can be found by calculating the maximum amount sold at a maximum price 30*21 = $630
there are 2 choices that are between 149.25 and 630, C, and D
What is the sum of the 14th square number and the 3rd square number?
Answer:23
Step-by-step explanation:
NFL Pre-Season Teams in the National Football League (NFL) in the US play four pre-season games each year before the regular season starts. Do teams that do well in the pre-season tend to also do well in the regular season? We are interested in whether there is a positive linear association between the number of wins in the pre-season and the number of wins in the regular season for teams in the NFL.
Required:
a. What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this test?
b. The correlation between these two variables for the 32 NFL teams over the 10 year period from 2005 to 2014 was 0.067. Use this sample (with n=320) to calculate the appropriate test statistic and determine the p-value for the test.
c. State the conclusion in context, using a 5% significance level.
Answer:
H0 : ρ = 0
H1 : ρ ≠ 0
Test statistic = 1.197
Pvalue = 0.2335
There is no correlation between the two variables
Step-by-step explanation:
The null and alternative hypothesis :
H0 : No correlation exist,
H1 : Correlation exist
H0 : ρ = 0
H1 : ρ ≠ 0
Test statistic, T = r / √(1 - r²) / (n - 2)
T = 0.067 / √(1 - 0.067²) / (320 - 2)
T = 0.067 / √(0.995511 / 318)
T = 0.067 / 0.0559512
T = 1.197
The Pvalue obtained from the Rscore, at df = 320 - 2 = 318 is 0.2335
α = 5% = 0.05
The Pvalue > α ; we fail to reject the null and conclude that, there is no correlation between the two variables.
Which could be the function graphed below?
[tex]f(x)=\sqrt{x} -2[/tex] is the correct option
solve the system of equations using substitution or graphing.
Step-by-step explanation:
I think substitution would be the easiest since you already have one of the variables solved for.
[tex]y=-x^2+4x+5\\y=x+1\\x+1=-x^2+4x+5\\x^2-3x-4=0\\(x-4)(x+1)=0\\x-4=0\\x=4\\x+1=0\\x=-1[/tex]
(You can just set the equations equal to each other since they both equal y).
Now, to get the points, plug in x = 4 and x = -1 into one of the equations (I'm going to plug them into y = x+1 because that one is much simpler)
[tex]y(4)=4+1\\y(4)=5\\y(-1)=-1+1\\y(-1)=0[/tex]
So, your final points are:
(4,5) and (-1,0)
Answer: A
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use substitution to solve this problem. Since we are given y=-x²+4x+5 and y=x+1, we can set them equal to each other.
-x²+4x+5=x+1 [subtract both sides by x]
-x²+3x+5=1 [subtract both sides by 1]
-x²+3x+4=0
Now that we have the equation above, we can factor it to find the roots.
-x²+3x+4=0 [factor out -1]
-1(x²-3x-4)=0 [factor x²-3x-4]
-1(x+1)(x-4)=0
This tells us that x=-1 and x=4.
We can narrow down our answer to A, but let's plug in those values to be sure it is correct.
-(-1)²+4(-1)+5=(-1)+1 [exponent]
-1+4(-1)+5=-1+1 [multiply]
-1-4+5=-1+1 [add and subtract from left to right]
0=0
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-(4)²+4(4)+5=(4)+1 [exponent]
-16+4(4)+5=4+1 [multiply]
-16+16+5=4+1 [add and subtract from left to right]
5=5
Therefore, we can conclude that A is the correct answer.
Can someone help me out here? Not sure how to solve this problem or where to start either?
Answer:
19.3 miles per gallon
Step-by-step explanation:
First, subtract 54,042.8-53,737.7. The answer is 305.1
Then, find the unit rate. 305.1/15.8
You get 19.31012658. The prompt says to round to the nearest tenth, so round, and you get 19.3.
That's your answer!
Approximately 5% of workers in the US use public transportation to get to work. You randomly select 25 workers and ask if they use public transportation to get to work. Find the probability that exactly 2 workers say yes.
Answer:
0.2305 = 23.05% probability that exactly 2 workers say yes.
Step-by-step explanation:
For each worker, there are only two possible outcomes. Either they say yes, or they say no. The probability of a worker saying yes is independent of any other worker, which means that the binomial probability distribution is used to solve this question.
Binomial probability distribution
The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
In which [tex]C_{n,x}[/tex] is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.
[tex]C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}[/tex]
And p is the probability of X happening.
5% of workers in the US use public transportation to get to work.
This means that [tex]p = 0.05[/tex]
You randomly select 25 workers
This means that [tex]n = 25[/tex]
Find the probability that exactly 2 workers say yes.
This is P(X = 2). So
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
[tex]P(X = 2) = C_{25,2}.(0.05)^{2}.(0.95)^{23} = 0.2305[/tex]
0.2305 = 23.05% probability that exactly 2 workers say yes.
factor the GCF out of the polynomial
Answer:
1. Find the GCF of all the terms in the polynomial.
2. Express each term as a product of the GCF and another factor.
3. Use the distributive property to factor out the GCF.
Joaquin drew the triangle below.
On a coordinate plane, triangle K L J has points (3, 6), (4, 0) and (negative 5, 0).
Which statement must be true about a figure that is congruent to Joaquin’s triangle?
It has two angles on the x-axis.
It has a side that is 9 units long.
It has a side that lies on the x-axis.
It has an obtuse angle.
Answer:
It has a side that is 9 units long.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
B) It has a side that is 9 units long.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since it does not have two angles on the X-axis, a side that lies on the X-axis, or an obtuse angle the reasonable answer would be B as it is true, and all of the others are false.
An important factor in selling a residential property is the number of times real estate agents show a home. A sample of 15 homes recently sold in the Buffalo, New York, area revealed the mean number of times a home was shown was 24 and the standard deviation of the sample was 5 people.
a. What is the margin of error for a 98% confidence interval? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
b. What is the 98% confidence interval for the population mean? (Use Student's t Distribution Table.) (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
a) The margin of error for a 98% confidence interval is of 3.388 people.
b) The 98% confidence interval for the population mean is between 20.61 people and 27.39 people.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the standard deviation for the sample, which means that the hypergeometric distribution is used to solve this question.
The first step to solve this problem is finding how many degrees of freedom, we have. This is the sample size subtracted by 1. So
df = 15 - 1 = 14
98% confidence interval
Now, we have to find a value of T, which is found looking at the t table, with 14 degrees of freedom(y-axis) and a confidence level of [tex]1 - \frac{1 - 0.98}{2} = 0.99[/tex]. So we have T = 2.624
The margin of error is:
[tex]M = T\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}} = 2.624\frac{5}{\sqrt{15}} = 3.388[/tex]
In which s is the standard deviation of the sample and n is the size of the sample. This means that the answer to question a is of 3.388.
Question b:
The lower end of the interval is the sample mean subtracted by M. So it is 24 - 3.39 = 20.61 people
The upper end of the interval is the sample mean added to M. So it is 24 + 3.39 = 27.39 people.
The 98% confidence interval for the population mean is between 20.61 people and 27.39 people.
HELP ASAP?
the two answers not showing on screen are
C:y<6x-3
D:y<6-3
Answer:
A is that answer
A) y<2x-3
What is the probability that this spinner will stop on blue or white when it is spun?
1/4 is white
1/4 is purple
1/4 is blue
1/4 is black
Answer:
1/2 or 50-50
Step-by-step explanation:
1/4 +1/4 = 1/2 or 50-50
eight times the reciprocal
of a number equals 4 times
the reciprocal of 10.
Answer:
8(1/x) = 4(1/10)
Step-by-step explanation:
lets say the number is x
eight times the reciprocal of a number equals 4 times the reciprocal of 10
8 * 1//x = 4 * 1/10
8/x = 4/10 , cross multiply
4x =8*10, divide both sides by 4
x= 80/4
x= 20
define saturated and unsaturated fats
Answer:
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all or predominantly single bonds. A fat is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids. Fats are made of long chains of carbon atoms. Some carbon atoms are linked by single bonds and others are linked by double bonds.
Saturated fats: a type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds, considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fat
Unsaturated fats: a type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules with at least one double bond, considered to be healthier in the diet than saturated fat.
what's the difference between both?: saturated fats Contains a single bond, Excessive consumption leads to heart diseases,High melting point and Solid state in room temperature. While Unsaturated Contains at least one double bond, Good for consumption, but excessive may increase cholesterol,Low melting point and Liquid state in room temperature.
What is the range of the table of values
Answer:
Range: { 0,3,5,7,9}
Step-by-step explanation:
The range is the values that y takes
Range: { 0,3,5,7,9}
Now we have to find,
The range of the table of values,
→ Range = ?
Then the range will be the numbers that is in the Y column.
→ Range = ?
→ Range = (value that Y takes)
→ Range = 0,3,5,7,9
Therefore, the range is 0,3,5,7,9.
Which of the following is a polynomial?
Answer:
(D.) 3x^2 + 6x
Step-by-step explanation:
the other options aren't complete and some don't even create a parabola.
Which function represents the graph below?
Answer:
The answer is the third one below
Explain the steps to find x- and y- intercepts of an equation of the form Ax + By = C
Step-by-step explanation:
For an equation of form Ax + By = C, we are given A, B, and C.
The x intercept is when the line/equation is on the x axis, or when y=0.
Therefore, if we plug y=0 into the equation Ax+By=C, and anything multiplied by 0 is equal to 0, we can say that
Ax + 0 = C
Ax = C
divide both sides by A
x = C/A
Therefore, the x intercept is equal to C/A
Similarly, for the y intercept, or when the line is on the y axis (or when x=0), we have
A*0 + By = C
By = C
divide both sides by B
y= C/B at the y intercept
According to estimates by the office of the Treasury Inspector General of IRS, approximately 0.0746 of the tax returns filed are fraudulent or will contain errors that are purposely made to cheat the IRS. In a random sample of 318 independent returns from this year, what is the probability that at least 23 will be fraudulent or will contain errors that are purposely made to cheat the IRS
Answer:
0.6026 = 60.26% probability that at least 23 will be fraudulent or will contain errors that are purposely made to cheat the IRS
Step-by-step explanation:
We use the normal approximation to the binomial to solve this question.
Binomial probability distribution
Probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, with p probability.
Can be approximated to a normal distribution, using the expected value and the standard deviation.
The expected value of the binomial distribution is:
[tex]E(X) = np[/tex]
The standard deviation of the binomial distribution is:
[tex]\sqrt{V(X)} = \sqrt{np(1-p)}[/tex]
Normal probability distribution
Problems of normally distributed distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the zscore of a measure X is given by:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
When we are approximating a binomial distribution to a normal one, we have that [tex]\mu = E(X)[/tex], [tex]\sigma = \sqrt{V(X)}[/tex].
Approximately 0.0746 of the tax returns filed are fraudulent or will contain errors.
This means that [tex]p = 0.0746[/tex]
Random sample of 318 independent returns
This means that [tex]n = 318[/tex]
Mean and standard deviation:
[tex]\mu = E(X) = np = 318*0.0746 = 23.7228[/tex]
[tex]\sigma = \sqrt{V(X)} = \sqrt{np(1-p)} = \sqrt{318*0.0746*0.9254} = 4.6854[/tex]
What is the probability that at least 23 will be fraudulent or will contain errors that are purposely made to cheat the IRS?
Using continuity correction, this is [tex]P(X \geq 23 - 0.5) = P(X \geq 22.5)[/tex], which is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 22.5. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{22.5 - 23.7228}{4.6854}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.26[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.26[/tex] has a p-value of 0.3974.
1 - 0.3974 = 0.6026
0.6026 = 60.26% probability that at least 23 will be fraudulent or will contain errors that are purposely made to cheat the IRS
The sample mean, x , is a statistic.
True or False
Answer:
True
Step-by-step explanation:
The statistic is a numerical value which describes the characteristic of a particular sample data. The sample is a set of data which represents a smaller subset randomly selected from the population or a larger dataset.
The sample mean, refers to the mean or average value of a sample data, therefore, a sample mean is a numerical characteristic of the sample dataset and it is therefore a statistic. On the other hand, numerical characteristics of a population data is called the parameter.