Mean + area - practice problems
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We have a profit of 40000e, and the work took 30 days. The first worker is promised 38% of the profit but only works for 15 days, the second worker is promised 33% of the profit and works for 20 days, and the third is promised 28% of the profit and works - Z-score test
The fish weights in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 11 lb and a standard deviation of 6. If four fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the mean weight will be between 8.6 and 14.6 lb? Your answer should be a decim - Two sigma
Khail took his math test and scored 88. If the class average was 78 with a standard deviation of 5, what percent of students earned a higher grade than Khail's grade? - Estimate the mode
A medium-sized asset management firm has 56 fund managers. Each of these managers has its own portfolio. The percentage returns from the managers' portfolios are shown in the table below: Return percentage; Number of managers 0-10; 8 10-20; 18 20-30; 21
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Trapezoid with: Area: 345 1/2 sq cm base 1= 15 1/3 cm height= 4 1/5 cm What size has base 2? - An exam - normal distribution
Five thousand students take an exam with a mean of 59 and a deviation of 8. How many students will score less than 75? - Length 26
The length of the median of the trapezoid is 10 inches. The median divides the trapezoid into two areas whose ratio is 3:5. The length of the shorter base is: - Three sigma rule
Stomach weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 1314g and a standard deviation of 113g. State the probability that a randomly selected stomach weighs more than 1118g. (Report the probabilities using at least four decimal places. ) - Suppose 4
Suppose that 14% of all steel shafts produced by a certain process are nonconforming but can be reworked (rather than having to be scrapped). Consider a random sample of 200 shafts, and let X denote the number among these that are nonconforming and can be
- Rich retirement
Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A sociologist recently surveyed citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth is too high to qualify for government health care but who have no private health insurance - Performance comparing
A standardized test was administered to thousands of students with a mean score of 85 and a standard deviation of 8. A random sample of 50 students was given the same test and showed an average score of 83.20. Is there evidence to show that this group has - A machine
A machine produces steel rods of normally distributed length, the mean length and the standard deviation being 50.0 cm and 0.5 cm, respectively. The rods do not conform to safety standards if they are either shorter than 49.1 cm or longer than 50.7 cm in - Statistical survey
Write TRUE OR FALSE for each question: 1 Standard deviation measures central location. 2. The most frequent observation in a data set is known as the mode. 3 The most passive method of data collection is observation. 4 Access time for secondary data is sh - A mountain climber
A mountain climber plans to buy some rope to use as a lifeline. Which of the following would be the better choice? Explain your choice. Rope A: Mean breaking strength:500lb; the standard deviation of 100lb Rope B: Mean breaking strength: 500lb; the standa
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As a group, the Dutch are amongst the tallest people in the world. The average Dutchman is 184 cm tall. If a normal distribution is appropriate, and the standard deviation for Dutchmen is about 8 cm, what is the percentage of Dutchmen who will be over 2 m - Statistics quiz
Fill in the missing word. 1. in a data set, the mean, median and mode are measured of ________________ 2. "The manipulation of variables under controlled conditions"is the data collection method known as______________ 3. in a normal distribution, the area - Pentagonal pyramid
Find the volume and surface of a regular pentagonal pyramid with a base edge a = 12.8 cm and a height v = 32.1 cm. - Assembly time
The assembly time for the toy follows a normal distribution with a mean of 75 minutes and a standard deviation of 9 minutes. The company closes at 5 pm every day. If one starts assembling at 4 pm, what is the probability that he will finish before the com - Stoaches
Stoaches are fictional creatures distantly related to bigfoot and yeti. Stoach weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 904g and a standard deviation of 104g. State the probability that the sample mean of a random sample of 36 stoach weights excee
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