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The important thing in estimating the proportion of blue M&Ms that the manufacturer produces is
 
  a. the randomness of the sample.
  b. the size of the sample
  c. the variability from bag to bag.
  d. all of the above

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Suppose that you dumped out a bag of M&MsTM and found 48 blues, 35 greens, 30 reds, and 15 browns. Which of the following seems like the most reasonable conclusion to draw?
 
  a. The manufacturer produces the same proportion of each color.
  b. The manufacturer produces more blue M&Ms than any other color.
  c. It is impossible to tell what the manufacturer is doing.
  d. The manufacturer produces exactly 48/128 = 37.5 blue M&Ms.


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TheNamesImani

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


PhilipSeeMore

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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