Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Distributions_uva-normal-approximation-to-binomial-1068-en_uva-normal-approximation-to-binomial-1068-en
   name	uva-normal-approximation-to-binomial-1068-en
   section	Distributions/Discrete/Normal approximation to Binomial
   type	schoice
   solution	TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
   Type	Conceptual
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy
   IRT-Difficulty	2
   p-value	0.5905

   Question

   A politician is convinced that at least 50% of her constituents believe that a child has the right to live with either parent. But the latest poll of 500 voters in her district shows that slightly less than half, only 240 or 48%, support this position supports. If indeed 50% of these voters in her district share this opinion, what is the probability that of a random sample of 500 voters 240 or fewer hold this view?

   
   
   1. TRUE: 0,19
   2. FALSE: 0,48
   3. FALSE: 0,50
   4. FALSE: 0,89
   
   
   1. 0.19: Correct
   2. 0.48: Incorrect
   3. 0.50: Incorrect
   4. 0.89: Incorrect