1.
List 4 statistics. (List both name and symbol for 3 of them.)
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- 2.
Do you agree with the 4th paragraph from the end of the opinion article (i.e., the paragraph beginning, "The best way to achieve a truly accurate recount . . .")? Discuss.
3.
If a fair coin is flipped n times, the sampling distribution of the sample proportion of heads, phat, is given by 
. If we let "heads" represent a Gore vote and n be the number of votes cast in Florida, then p = ______ , q = ______ , and n = ______________ .
- 4.
Show your work in this question. In a voting process simulated by flipping a coin, what values for phat give a margin (i.e., difference between number of heads and tails) of
(a) 300 votes
(b) 537 votes
(c) 4800 votes ?
- 5.
Draw a diagram and indicate in some manner (avoiding calculator notation, of course) how you computed at least one of the answers for this question. If a fair coin is flipped n times in a simulation of voting, compute
(a) P(margin ³ 300 votes)
(b) P(margin ³ 537 votes)
(c) P(margin ³ 4800 votes)