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(1). Voting,,,If 220 out of 500 voters surveyed said that they would vote for the incumbent, then how many votes
could the incumbent expect out of the 400,000 voters in the state?

(2). Miles and Hours,,, If Alonzo travels 230 miles in 3 hours, then how many miles does he travel in 7-hours?

(3). Bear Population,,,To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationalists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationlist's estimate of the size of the bear population?

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These are word problems regarding populations.

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Changping Wang, MA
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  • BSc , Wuhan Univ. China
  • MA, Shandong Univ.
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  • "Your solution, looks excellent. I recognize things from previous chapters. I have seen the standard deviation formula you used to get 5.154. I do understand the Central Limit Theorem needs the sample size (n) to be greater than 30, we have 100. I do understand the sample mean(s) of the population will follow a normal distribution, and that CLT states the sample mean of population is the population (mean), we have 143.74. But when and WHY do we use the standard deviation formula where you got 5.154. WHEN & Why use standard deviation of the sample mean. I don't understand, why don't we simply use the "100" I understand that standard deviation is the square root of variance. I do understand that the variance is the square of the differences of each sample data value minus the mean. But somehow, why not use 100, why use standard deviation of sample mean? Please help explain."
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