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Recent research has suggested that adolescent drinking behaviors have escalated. Assume national statistics presume that only 14% of adolescents aged 13-17 engage in alcohol consumption. A sample of 58 participants in this age range is collected and 13 participants report consuming alcohol on a regular basis.

A) Can researchers carry out their analysis assuming an approximation to the normal distribution is acceptable?

B) Calculate the probability of observing the results witnessed in the sample.

C) Determine the mean and standard deviation for the distribution under the assumptions made in part A.

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