Suppose that, as part of a game at a charity carnival, players are invited to spin a wheel for a chance at winning either a small, medium, or large prize. The wheel is constructed so that the probability that a player does not win a prize, rho, is 0.60. If a random sample of 40 players is selected, then p^Hat is the proportion of players in the sample who do not win a prize. What is the mean of the sampling distribution of p^Hat? mu _p^Hat = Number _______ What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of p^Hat? Give your answer precise to three decimal places. sigma _p^Hat = Number _______

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Answer:

[tex]\mu_{\^{p}} = 0.6[/tex]  and [tex]\sigma_{\^{p}} \simeq 0.49[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question,

[tex]\^{p}[/tex]  is the random variable 'Proportion of players in the sample who do not win a prize'.

Now, here

P(A player do not win a prize) = 0.6

So, [tex]E(\^{p}) = \mu_{\^{p}} = 0.6[/tex]

and [tex]Var(\^{p}) = 0.6 \times (1 - 0.6)[/tex]

                             = [tex]0.6 \times 0.4[/tex]

                             = 0.24

so, [tex]\sigma_{\^{p}}[/tex]

                             = [tex]\sqrt {0.24}[/tex]

                             = [tex]\simeq 0.49[/tex]

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