36. According to a survey conducted by TD Ameritrade, one out of four investors have exchange-traded funds
Question:
36. According to a survey conducted by TD Ameritrade, one out of four investors have exchange-traded funds in their portfolios (USA Today, January 11, 2007). For a sample of 20 investors, answer the following questions:
a. Compute the probability that exactly four investors have exchange-traded funds in their portfolio.
b. Compute the probability that at least two of the investors have exchange-traded funds in their portfolio.
c. If you found that exactly twelve of the investors have exchange-traded funds in their portfolio, would you doubt the accuracy of the survey results?
d. Compute the expected number of investors who have exchange-traded funds in their portfolio.
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Essentials Of Statistics For Business And Economics
ISBN: 9780324568608
5th Edition
Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams