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Suppose 58% of the population has a retirement account. If a random sample of size 570 is selected, what is the probability that the proportion of persons with a retirement account will be less than 57%

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Answer:

The probability that the proportion of persons with a retirement account will be less than 57%=31.561%

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

n=570

p=58%=0.58

We have to find the probability that the proportion of persons with a retirement account will be less than 57%.

q=1-p=1-0.58=0.42

By takin normal approximation to binomial  then sampling distribution of sample proportion  follow normal distribution.

Therefore,[tex]\hat{p}\sim N(\mu,\sigma^2)[/tex]

[tex]\mu_{\hat{p}}=p=0.58[/tex]

[tex]\sigma_{\hat{p}}=\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{n}}[/tex]

[tex]\sigma_{\hat{p}}=\sqrt{\frac{0.58\times 0.42}{570}}[/tex]

[tex]\sigma_{\hat{p}}=0.02067[/tex]

Now,

[tex]P(\hat{p}<0.57)=P(\frac{\hat{p}-\mu_{\hat{p}}}{\sigma_{\hat{p}}}<\frac{0.57-0.58}{0.02067})[/tex]

[tex]P(\hat{p}<0.57)=P(Z<-0.483)[/tex]

[tex]P(\hat{p}<0.57)=0.31561\times 100[/tex]

[tex]P(\hat{p}<0.57)[/tex]=31.561%

Hence,  the probability that the proportion of persons with a retirement account will be less than 57%=31.561%