If the sample size is 300 and about 5% of the population has a particular genetic mutation then the standard deviation for the number of people with the genetic mutation in such groups of 300 is 3.77.
Given sample size be 300 and about 5% of the population has a particular genetic mutation.
We are required to find the standard deviation for the number of people with the genetic mutation in groups of 300.
Sample size=300
The standard deviation for the number of people with the genetic mutation is calculated as:
Standard deviation=[tex]\sqrt{np(1-p)}[/tex]
Use the known values in the above formula.
Standard deviation=[tex]\sqrt{300*0.05(1-0.05)}[/tex]
=[tex]\sqrt{14.25}[/tex]
=3.77
Hence if the sample size is 300 and about 5% of the population has a particular genetic mutation then the standard deviation for the number of people with the genetic mutation in such groups of 300 is 3.77.
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