In: Statistics and Probability
Consider the probability that less than 14 out of 157 people have been in a car accident. Assume the probability that a given person has been in a car accident is 11%.
We have here, n = 157 and p = 0.11
Therefore, we need to use here,
Normal Approximation for the Binomial Distribution
P[X<14]
=P[X<13.5]..........................by using continuity correction.
=P[Z<-0.9615]
=0.1682..........................by using Z table or by using Excel command =NORMSDIST(-0.9615)
Therefore, the probability that less than 14 out of 157 people have been in a car accident = 0.1682