The sample distribution of p-bar
σp = √0.12*0.88/540) = 0.014
People end up tossing 12% of what they buy at the grocery store (Reader's Digest, March 2009). Assume this is the true population proportion and that you plan to take a sample survey of 540 grocery shoppers to further investigate their behavior.
a.Show the sampling distribution of ( ), the proportion of groceries thrown out by your sample respondents (to 4 decimals)?
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