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book Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase cover

Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Edition 6ISBN: 978-1111827021
book Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase cover

Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Edition 6ISBN: 978-1111827021
Exercise 30
Brain Teaser: Algebra Why do we use 1/4 in place of p (1 - p) in formula (22) for sample size when the probability of success p is unknown
(a) Show that p (1 - p) = 1/4 - (p - 1/2) 2.
(b) Why is p(1- p) never greater than 1/4
Explanation
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