Approximately 28% of 1000 fish in a pond are infected with a skin disease. A random...
Approximately 28% of 1000 fish in a pond are infected with a skin disease. A random sample of 20 fish is selected. The mean of the sampling distribution for the proportion of your sample that is infected is:
A. 0.20.
B. 0.28.
C. 5.0
D. 4.8.
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