After hearing of the national result that 44% of student engage in binge drinking (5 drinks at a sitting for men, 4 for women), a professor surveyed a random sample of 244 students at his college and found that 96 of them admitted to binge drinking in the past week. Should he be surprised at this result

Should he be surprised at this result

The found proportion is 1.56 standart deviations away from the expected. we should no be surprised .

Step-by-step explanation:

p=0,44

q=1-0.44=0.56

u=p=0,44

o== = 0.032

proportion of students in binge drinking 96/244 = 0.39

The found proportion is 1.56 standart deviations away from the expected. we should no be surprised .