4.69 Superstitions survey. Are Americans superstitious? A Harris (Feb. 2013) poll of over 2,000 adult Americans was designed to answer this question. One survey item con- cerned the phrase "see a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck." The poll found that just one-third of Americans (33%) believe finding and picking up a penny is good luck. Consider a random sample of 20 U.S. adults and let x represent the number who believe finding and picking up a penny is good luck. a. For this experiment, define the event that represents a "success" . Explain why x is (approximately) a binomial random variable. Give the value of p for this binomial experiment.

4.69 Superstitions survey. Are Americans superstitious? A Harris (Feb. 2013) poll of over 2,000 adult Americans was designed to answer this question. One survey item con- cerned the phrase "see a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck." The poll found that just one-third of Americans (33%) believe finding and picking up a penny is good luck. Consider a random sample of 20 U.S. adults and let x represent the number who believe finding and picking up a penny is good luck. a. For this experiment, define the event that represents a "success" . Explain why x is (approximately) a binomial random variable. Give the value of p for this binomial experiment.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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Chapter10: Statistics

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