Ten percent of engineers (electrical, mechanical, civil, and industrial) are women (source: Rebecca Adams, 40 Percent of
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Ten percent of engineers (electrical, mechanical, civil, and industrial) are women (source: Rebecca Adams,
“40 Percent of female engineers are leaving the field.
This might be why,” www.huffingtonpost.com, Aug. 12, 2014). Suppose a random sample of 50 engineers is selected.
a. How likely is it that the random sample of 50 engineers will contain 8 or more women in these positions?
b. How likely is it that the random sample will contain fewer than 5 women in these positions?
c. If the random sample included 200 engineers, how would this change your answer to part b?
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ISBN: 9781292220383
10th Global Edition
Authors: David Groebner, Patrick Shannon, Phillip Fry
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