a biologist estimates that 50 of deer in the region carry a certain type of tick. For a sample of 300 deer selected at random, what is the chance that 155 or fewer deer have this tick?
Let X denote number of deers in the region carry a certain type of tick
Here X follows binomial distribution with parameters
From the normal approximation to the binomial variable-
is the standard normal variable.
Probability that 155 or fewer deer have the tick-
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