The heights of NBA players are normally distributed, with an average height of 6'7" (i.e. 79 inches), and a standard deviation of 3.5". You take a random sample of 8 players, and calculate their average height. What is the probability that this sample average is greater than 78 inches?

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Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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The heights of NBA players are normally distributed, with an average height of 6'7" (i.e. 79 inches), and a standard deviation of 3.5". You take a random sample of 8 players, and calculate their average height. What is the probability that this sample average is greater than 78 inches?
 
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