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Expected successes and expected failures

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The counts np and n(1-p) used to verify that the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is approximately normal; both must exceed 10.

AP course connection

Topic 5.5: 5.5 Sampling Distributions for Sample Proportions

Unit 5

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