Mars, Inc. claims that 16% of its M&M plain candies are green. A sample of 100 M&Ms
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Mars, Inc. claims that 16% of its M&M plain candies are green. A sample of 100 M&Ms is randomly selected.
a. Find the mean and standard deviation for the numbers of green M&Ms in such groups of 100.
b. Data Set 18 in Appendix B consists of a random sample of 100 M&Ms in which 19 are green. Is this result unusual? Does it seem that the claimed rate of 16% is wrong?
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