(a) If a sample of 48 students is selected, approximate the probability that the sample mean of their heights lies between 165 and 176 cm. (b) Repeat the first part (part a) if the sample size is 152.

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The height of a population of students have mean 171 cm and standard deviation 32.
(a) If a sample of 48 students is selected, approximate the probability that the sample mean of their
heights lies between 165 and 176 cm.
(b) Repeat the first part (part a) if the sample size is 152.
Transcribed Image Text:The height of a population of students have mean 171 cm and standard deviation 32. (a) If a sample of 48 students is selected, approximate the probability that the sample mean of their heights lies between 165 and 176 cm. (b) Repeat the first part (part a) if the sample size is 152.
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The mean is 171 and the standard deviation is 32.

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