A Food Marketing Institute found that 46% of households spend
more than $125 a week on groceries. Assume the population
proportion is 0.46 and a simple random sample of 61 households is
selected from the population. What is the probability that the
sample proportion of households spending more than $125 a week is
more than than 0.56?
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Population proportion of households spending more than $125 a week on groceries, P = 46% = 0.46
sample size , n = 61
Variance of proportion = P*(1-P)/n = 0.46*(1-0.46)/61 = 0.46*0.54/61 = 0.2484/61 = 0.004072
Standard deviation of proportion, s = sqrt(Variance) = sqrt(0.004072) = 0.0683
Let, p denotes the sample proportion
Probability that the sample proportion of households spending more than $125 a week is more than than 0.56 = P[ p > 0.56 ] = P[ ( p - P )/s > ( 0.56 - P )/s ] = P[ ( p - 0.46 )/0.0683 > ( 0.56 - 0.46 )/0.0683 ] = P[ Z > 1.464 ] = 1 - P[ Z < 1.464 ] = 1 - 0.9279 = 0.0721
Probability that the sample proportion of households spending more than $125 a week is more than than 0.56 = 0.0721
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