Worked solution
Separate a binomial mean approximation from its exact total
If a random sample of size 60 is taken from , find the probability that the sample mean exceeds 5.
CJC · Lecture · Example 7
Printed CLT method
and . For 60 independent observations, the source uses by CLT. Thus
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Authored exact comparison
The total exactly under the independent binomial model. The strict event is , hence . Its exact probability is 0.004301767220. This is an additional check, not the printed CLT result; unadjusted continuous approximation and exact discrete tail differ.
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Common mistakes
The individual X remains binomial when sample size increases. Only the distribution of the sample mean is being approximated by a normal distribution.