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Ch. 3 - Probability
Larson - Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World 8th Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.2.25c

"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.
25. Best President In a sample of 1500 adult U.S. citizens, 270 said that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. Two adult U.S. citizens are selected at random.
(Adapted from YouGov)
c. Find the probability that at least one of the two adult U.S. citizens says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."

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Step 1: Understand the problem. We are tasked with finding the probability that at least one of the two randomly selected adult U.S. citizens says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history. This involves using the complement rule and the multiplication rule.
Step 2: Calculate the probability that a single adult U.S. citizen says Barack Obama was the best president. This is given by dividing the number of favorable outcomes (270) by the total sample size (1500). The formula is: 2701500.
Step 3: Calculate the probability that a single adult U.S. citizen does NOT say Barack Obama was the best president. This is the complement of the probability calculated in Step 2. The formula is: 1 - 2701500.
Step 4: Use the multiplication rule to find the probability that neither of the two selected citizens says Barack Obama was the best president. Multiply the probability from Step 3 by itself (since the selections are independent). The formula is: (1 - 2701500)×(1 - 2701500).
Step 5: Use the complement rule to find the probability that at least one of the two citizens says Barack Obama was the best president. Subtract the result from Step 4 from 1. The formula is: 1 - (1 - 2701500)×(1 - 2701500).

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Multiplication Rule

The Multiplication Rule in probability states that the probability of two independent events occurring together is the product of their individual probabilities. In this context, it helps calculate the likelihood of multiple selections from a population, allowing us to determine the combined probability of outcomes when selecting two individuals.
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Multiplication Rule: Dependent Events

Probability of Complement

The probability of the complement of an event is the likelihood that the event does not occur. In this question, to find the probability that at least one of the two selected citizens believes Barack Obama is the best president, we can first calculate the probability that neither does and then subtract that from 1.
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Complementary Events

Sample Proportion

Sample proportion refers to the ratio of individuals in a sample who exhibit a certain characteristic to the total number of individuals in that sample. In this case, the sample proportion of citizens who think Barack Obama is the best president is 270 out of 1500, which is essential for calculating the probabilities involved in the question.
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Sampling Distribution of Sample Proportion
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"Using the Multiplication Rule In Exercises 19-32, use the Multiplication Rule.

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(Adapted from YouGov)

b. Find the probability that neither adult U.S. citizen says that Barack Obama was the best president in U.S. history."

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