21). A recent study showed that of total of 430 games, the team has 56% chance of winning the game. A) Find the mean and standard deviation of the games (show your formulas and work) B). Use the range rule of thumb to find the values separating the number of wins that were significantly low or significantly high and identify them. C): Is the result of 222 wins significantly low? Why or why not?
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Given: Total number of games, n = 430 Probability of winning a game, p = 0.56 Mean = n * p Mean = 430 * 0.56 Mean = 240.8 ** Show more…
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