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For a normal distribution with μ = 50 and σ = 10, what is the probability of randomly selecting a score greater than X = 56? Explain your response.
The p-value is a probability, with a value ranging from zero to one. A p-value is a measure of how much evidence we have against the null hypothesis. In regards to the probability value of .05 being
The equation of a regression line is y' = 6.4 3.2x . What is the intercept of this line?
A machine produces on an average 20% defective bolts. A batch is accepted if a sample of 5 bolts taken from that batch contains no defective and rejected if the sample contains 3 or more defectives.
Determine the expected value of each random variable?
An investor plans to put $50,000 in one of four investments. The return on each investment depends on whether next years economy is strong or weak. The following table summarizes the possible payoff
A random sample of 16 light bulbs with a mean operating life of 300 hours and a standard deviation of 45 hours is picked up from a very large shipment of light bulbs known to have a normally distri
A large university reports that the mean salary of parents of an entering class is $91.600. To see how this compares to his university, a president surveys 28 randomly selected families and finds th
The inside diameter of a randomly selected piston ring is a random variable with mean value 12 cm and standard deviation 0.05 cm. Suppose the distribution of the diameter is normal. (Round your answ
A study of elephants is conducted to determine the average weight of a certain subspecies of elephants. The standard deviation for the population is 500 pounds. At a 80% level, how many elephants ne
The confidence level of an interval estimate of a parameter is the probability that the interval estimate will contain the parameter.
A previous analysis of paper boxes showed that the the standard deviation of their lengths is 9 millimeters. A packer wishes to find the 98% confidence interval for the average length of a box. How
Specify the null and alternative hypotheses to test the hairdresser's claim. Calculate the sample mean revenue and the sample standard deviation.
Question 1: The length of human pregnancies from conception to birth varies according to a distribution that is approximately Normal with a mean of 266 days and standard deviation of 16 days.
What is the instrument uncertainty? What is the total uncertainty of the next measurement(95% confidence)
Suppose we toss a fair coin 100 times. Fill in the blanks: Use the Normal approximation to find the probability that the sample proportion is
In X-city, 52 % of households have a personal computer. In a random sample of 250 households, what is the probability that fewer than 120 have a PC?
The height in the population of hobbits is distributed normally with mean 100cm and standard deviation 10cm. You know that Bilbo the hobbit's height is below average. What is the probability that Bi
A set of final examination grades in an introductory statistics course was found to be normally distributed with a mean of 73 and a standard deviation of 8.
In a poll to estimate presidential popularity, each person in a random sample of 990 voters was asked to agree with one of the following statements: 1. The president is doing a good job.
Find the probability that the sea urchin will require 4 or more hours to ingest a 5 cm. blade of turtle grass. Find the probability that a sea urchin will require between 2 and 3 hours to ingest a 5 c
Scientists studying a particular species of endangered primate are concerned that the health of the primates is in danger due to habitat loss and malnutrition. Even a slight decrease in average body
Suppose 40% of the population possess a given characteristic. If a random sample of size 300 is drawn from the population, then the probability that 44% or fewer of the sample possess the characteri
The following data comes from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, which is run by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This is a joint probability table for the pr