Decreasing the sample size from 750 to 375 would multiply the standard deviation by a. 2. b.

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Decreasing the sample size from 750 to 375 would multiply the standard deviation by

a. 2. 

b. √2 

c. 1/2.

(d)1/√2.

(e) none of these.


The magazine Sports Illustrated asked a random sample of 750 Division I college athletes, “Do you believe performance-enhancing drugs are a problem in college sports?” Suppose that 30% of all Division I athletes think that these drugs are a problem. Let p̂ be the sample proportion who say that these drugs are a problem.


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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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