Problem

suppose a simple random sample of size $n=75$ is obtained from a population whose size is $N=20.000$ and whose population proportion with a specified characteristic is $\mathrm{p}=0$ ?

Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1).
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(a) Describe the sampling distribution of $\hat{p}$.

Choose the phrase that best describes the shape of the sampling distribution below.
A. Not normal because $n \leq 0.05 \mathrm{~N}$ and $n p(1-p)< 10$.
B. Approximately normal because $n \leq 0.05 \mathrm{~N}$ and $n p(1-p) \geq 10$.
C. Approximately normal because $\mathrm{n} \leq 0.05 \mathrm{~N}$ and $\mathrm{np}(1-\mathrm{p})< 10$
D. Not normal because $n \leq 0.05 \mathrm{~N}$ and $n p(1-p) \geq 10$

Determine the mean of the sampling distribution of $\hat{p}$.
$\mu_{n}=\square$ (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
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\(\boxed{\text{The shape of the sampling distribution is not normal and the mean is 0.}}\)

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Step 1 :Given that the sample size \(n=75\), the population size \(N=20,000\), and the population proportion \(p=0\).

Step 2 :Check the conditions for normality of the sampling distribution of \(\hat{p}\).

Step 3 :The first condition is \(n \leq 0.05N\). Substitute the given values to get \(75 \leq 0.05*20,000 = 1,000\), which is true.

Step 4 :The second condition is \(np(1-p) \geq 10\). Substitute the given values to get \(75*0*(1-0) = 0\), which is not greater than or equal to 10.

Step 5 :Therefore, the shape of the sampling distribution is not normal because both conditions are not satisfied.

Step 6 :The mean of the sampling distribution of \(\hat{p}\) is equal to the population proportion \(p\). In this case, \(p=0\), so \(\mu_{\hat{p}}=0\).

Step 7 :\(\boxed{\text{The shape of the sampling distribution is not normal and the mean is 0.}}\)

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