continued....probability of Americans and recession

gastonj

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Fifty percent of Americans believed the country was in a recession, even though technically the economy had not shown two straight quarters of negative growth. For a sample of 20 Americans, make the following calculations.
a. Compute the probability that exactly 12 people believed the country was in a recession.

b. Compute the probability that no more than five people believed the country was in a recession.

Can someone help me with c and d?

c. How many people would you expect to say the country was in a recession?
would this be pp(1-p)?

d. Compute the variance and standard deviation of the number of people who believed the country was in a recession.
Would I use the number 12 from the people above?
 
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