An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134114217

Author: Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4.3, Problem 10Q

State Tech’s basketball team, the Fighting Logarithms, have a 70% foul-shooting percentage.

(a) Write a formula for the exact probability that out of their next one hundred free throws, they will make between seventy-five and eighty, inclusive.
(b) Approximate the probability asked for in part (a).

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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