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For a population comprising 30% males, what is the probability of drawing a random sample of 313 and getting exactly 94 males? Use the binomial distribution for this calculation.

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The problem involves calculating the probability of obtaining exactly 94 males in a random sample of 313 individuals, given that the population has a 30% male proportion. This scenario is best modeled using the binomial distribution, which describes the number of successes (males, in this case) in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials, each with the same probability of success.

The binomial probability mass function (PMF) is given by:

P(X = k) = C(n, k)  p^k  (1 - p)^(n - k)

where:

  • n = 313 (sample size)
  • k = 94 (number of males in the sample)
  • p = 0.30 (population proportion of males)
  • C(n, k) = number of combinations = n! / (k! * (n - k)!)

Calculating the probability directly using the binomial formula for such large n can be computationally intensive. Therefore, a normal approximation to the binomial distribution is often used, especially when np and n(1-p) are both greater than 5. In this case, np = 313 0.30 = 93.9, and n(1 - p) = 313 0.70 = 219.1, satisfying the conditions.

The normal approximation has a mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) given by:

μ = n * p = 93.9


σ = sqrt(n  p  (1 - p)) = sqrt(313  0.30  0.70) ≈ sqrt(65.43) ≈ 8.09

Applying the continuity correction, we approximate the probability of exactly 94 males by the probability that the normally distributed variable falls between 93.5 and 94.5:

P(93.5

Calculating the Z-scores:

Z1 = (94.5 - 93.9) / 8.09 ≈ 0.074


Z2 = (93.5 - 93.9) / 8.09 ≈ -0.049

The standard normal cumulative distribution function (Φ) at these Z-scores gives approximately:

  • Φ(0.074) ≈ 0.5296
  • Φ(-0.049) ≈ 0.4800

Therefore, the probability is approximately:

0.5296 - 0.4800 = 0.0496 or 4.96%

This value aligns closely with the provided option of approximately 4.9%, confirming the utility of the normal approximation in such contexts.

Hence, the probability of randomly drawing 313 individuals from a population with 30% males and obtaining exactly 94 males is approximately 4.9%.

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