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We collect random samples of 25 students at a time and calculate the proportion of females in each sample. The standard deviation of p-hats is approximately 0.10. Which of the following is a plausible standard deviation for samples of 100?

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We collect random samples of 25 students at a time and calculate the proportion of females in each sample. The standard deviation of p-hats is approximately 0.10. Which of the following is a plausible standard deviation for samples of 100?

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The standard deviation of the sample proportion (p-hat) is given by the formula:

sqrt[ p(1-p) / n ]

where p is the proportion of the population, and n is the size of the sample.

In this case, we know that the standard deviation for samples of 25 students is 0.10. We want to find the standard deviation for samples of 100 students.

The standard deviation of the sample proportion is inversely proportional to the square root of the sample size. This means that if we quadruple the sample size (from 25 to 100), the standard deviation will be halved.

So, a plausible standard deviation for samples of 100 students would be 0.10 / 2 = 0.05.

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