Normal distribution - practice problems - page 3 of 4
Direction: Solve each problem carefully and show your solution in each item.Number of problems found: 64
- Confidence 61774
What is the smallest number of men we would have to choose to estimate the mean height of men with an accuracy of +, - 0.5cm, and 95% confidence, assuming a standard deviation of 8cm?
- 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
Healthcare 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.
- A professor
A professor in a typing class found out that the average performance of an expert typist is 85 words per minute. A random sample of 16 students took the typing test, and we obtained an average speed of 62 words per minute with a standard deviation of 8. C
- 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 that this group performs le
- Three sigma rule
The height of trees in a given stand is known to be a quantity with a normal probability distribution with a mean value of 15 m and a variance of 5 m². Determine the interval in which there will be tree heights in such a stand with a probability of 90%
- 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
- Tallest people a
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 ar
- IQ Intelligence quotient
Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a standardized score used as the output of standardized intelligence psychological tests to quantify a person's intelligence with the rest of the population (respectively, to a given group). Intelligence has an approximately
- 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
- Lifespan
The lifetime of a light bulb is a random variable with a normal distribution of x = 300 hours, σ = 35 hours. a) What is the probability that a randomly selected light bulb will have a lifespan of more than 320 hours? b) To what value of L hours can the la
- Ball bearings
One bearing is selected from the shipment of ball bearings. It is known from previous deliveries that the inner bearing radius can be considered a normal N distribution (µ = 0.400, σ2 = 25.10^−6). Calculate the probability that the selected radius will ex
- Life expectancy
The life expectancy of batteries has a normal distribution with a mean of 350 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. What is the range in minutes 68% of the batteries will last? What is the range in minutes? How long will approximately 99.7% of b
- Grade point average
The average GPA is 2.78, with a standard deviation of 0.45. If GPA is normally distributed, what percentage of the students have the following GPAs? Solve for the z-score and report the appropriate percentage: a. Less than 2.30 b. Less than 2.00 c. More t
- Bulbs - short lifespan
The life of the bulbs has a normal distribution with a mean value of 2000 hours and a standard deviation of 200 hours. What is the probability that the light bulb will last for at least 2100 hours?
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