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Q: When we compute a standard deviation, we are trying to get a measure of the average distance of…
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Q: The president of a university wants to use the mean of a ma to estimate the average amount of time…
A: Given information Standard deviation σ = 1.40 Confidence interval = 0.99 Significance level(α) = 1-…
Q: Miss Romero noted that the mean scores of a random sample of 15 Grade 8 students who had taken a…
A: Given: Sample size, n=15 Let PE denote point estimate Sample mean, x¯=80.5sample standard deviation,…
Q: For a normally distributed population with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 7.5, what value…
A: X follows a Normal distribution with mean = 35 and S.D = 7.5 Then z=(x-mean)/SD = (x-35)/7.5…
Q: 1. Miss Romero noted that the mean scores of a random sample of 15 Grade 8 students who had taken a…
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Q: A population has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 20. Would a score of x=70 be considered an…
A: The mean and standard deviation are 50 and 20.
Q: In a certain population, body weights are normally distributed with a mean of 152 pounds and a…
A: It is given that the mean is 152 and the standard deviation is 26.
Q: For a normally distributed population with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 7.5, what value…
A: From the given information, normal distribution with population mean as 35 and standard deviation as…
Q: It is known that the mean is 65 and the standard deviation is 10. There are 30 students in the…
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Q: In a population with a mean of μ = 50 and a standard deviation of σ = 10, would a score of X = 58 be…
A: Given: Population mean μ=50 Population standard deviation σ=10 Observed value (X) = 58 A value is…
Q: In a population with a mean of μ = 50 and a standard deviation of σ = 10, would a score of X = 58 be…
A: Given in a population with a mean of μ=50, and a standard deviation of σ=10, a score of X=58
Q: A population has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 20. Would a score of X= 70 be considered…
A: If the score X is greater than Q3 + 1.5 (IQR) or lower than Q1 - 1.5 (IQR) then score X is said to…
Q: A researcher wants to estimate the mean serum cholesterol level for college age women. In a past…
A: Given, Margin of error = 3 σ = 42
Q: A researcher wants to estimate the mean serum cholesterol level for college age women. In a past…
A: Solution: From the given information, confidence level is 0.99, σ=42 and E=3.
Q: In the general population, the mean IQ is 100 with a standard deviation of 15. Dr. Robbins wants to…
A: From the provided information, Population mean (µ) = 100 Population standard deviation (σ) = 15
Q: A certain data set has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 12. Given that the data set has 120…
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Q: A group of data has a mean of 65 with a standard deviation of 5. What z-score is possible if the…
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Q: A medical statistician wants to estimate the average weight loss of people who are on a new diet…
A: Given Data: ME=4/2=2 σ=8 z-value corresponding to 97% of CI=2.17
Q: For a population with a standard deviation of 40, how large a sample is necessary to have a standard…
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Q: You have seen that the larger the sample size, the smaller the sampling error tends to be in…
A: Sampling error:When a sample is used to estimate a population characteristic the error resulting is…
Q: It has been projected that the average and standard deviation of the amount of time spent online…
A: Let X is the amount of time spent online using the Internet. Given:
Q: A medical statistician wants to estimate the average weight loss of people who are on a new diet…
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Q: A medical statistician wants to estimate the average weight loss of people who are on a new diet…
A: Given,standard deviation(σ)=8margin of error(E)=2α=1-0.94=0.06α2=0.03Z0.03=1.8808 (from…
Q: A population has a mean of μ= 30 and a standard deviation of σ = 5. If 5 points were added to every…
A: The value of population mean is μ=30. If 5 points were added to every score in the population, then…
Q: One of the ways in which doctors try to determine how long a single dose of pain reliever will…
A: According to the given question, A report of the National Institutes of Health states that the…
Q: On average, the level of radioactivity was 198.2 gammas. The standard deviation was 3.3 gammas.…
A: A confidence interval is a range of value, in which the true values lies. It is calculated using the…
Q: The reading speed of second grade students in a large city is approximately normal, with a mean of…
A: we have given that mu=90 ,sigma=10 and sample size n=10 Z-score =(x-mu)/sigma X~N(mu, sigma^2)
Q: Suppose that people height (in centimeters) are normally distributed, with a mean of 170 and a…
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Q: A sociologist wishes to see whether for a certain group of professional women, the average age at…
A: Given mu=30.2, n=30, Xbar=28.7, s=2.1, alpha=0.05 Sigma(unknown) test…
Q: Miss Romero noted that the mean scores of a random samples of 15 Grade- 8 students who had taken a…
A: Given, Sample mean x¯ = 80.5standard deviation σ = 3Sample size n = 8
Q: The mean scores of a random sample of 17 students who took a special test is 83.5. If the standard…
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Q: The population standard deviation for the heights of dogs, in inches, in a city is 5.7 inches. If we…
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Q: A medical statistician wants to estimate the average weight loss of people who are on a new diet…
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Q: . A population has a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 20. a. Would a score of X 70 be…
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Q: A food critic wishes to estimate the weights of premium steaks at a five star Texas style…
A: From the provided information, Confidence level = 90% Margin of error (E) = 6 ounces Standard…
Q: If there is a small amount of variation, then the standard deviation is what
A: Standard deviation: It is defined as the positive square root of the variance. It fulfils requisites…
Q: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.7 inches and a…
A: formula for z-score is
Q: A recent study found that 61 children who watched a commercial for potato chips featuring a…
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Q: A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 10.2…
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Q: A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 11.4…
A: Given, Mean = μ=11.4SD = σ=2.3Probability=0.02
Q: A large group of students took a test in Statistics and Probability and the final grades have a mean…
A: Given: μ=70 and σ=10. The z-score is calculated as-z=x-μσ
Q: A market researcher wants to evaluate car insurance savings at a competing company. Based on past…
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Q: A nutritionist claims that the mean tuna consumption by a person is 6 pounds per year. A sample of…
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Q: A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 8.4…
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Q: In 2007, the mean rate of violent crime (per 100,000 people) for 10 regions in the northeast of a…
A: Solution: Let X be the violent crime rate. From the given information, X follows normal distribution…
Q: For all parts of this problem, assume that the weights of tomatoes are normally distributed with a…
A: That means X follows N(1.8, 0.472)
Q: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.6 inches and a…
A: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with Mean = 69.6 Standard deviation =…
Q: The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.1 inches and a…
A: a) The man is 6 feet 3 inch tall 6 feet 3 inch = 6(12) + 3 = 72 + 3 6 feet 3…