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The document provides information about several probability questions related to normally distributed data: 1) It calculates the probability that a student's exam mark is between 65 and 89, given the mark is normally distributed with mean 73 and standard deviation 8 (probability is 0.8185). 2) It finds the probability that the sample mean of daily airport passengers is less than 98,000, given the population mean is 110,000 and standard deviation is 20,200 (probability is 0.06). 3) It calculates the probability that the sample mean of daily airport passengers is between 102,000 and 104,500 (probability is 0.0093). 4) It asks what two values symmetrically distributed

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Statistics 1

The document provides information about several probability questions related to normally distributed data: 1) It calculates the probability that a student's exam mark is between 65 and 89, given the mark is normally distributed with mean 73 and standard deviation 8 (probability is 0.8185). 2) It finds the probability that the sample mean of daily airport passengers is less than 98,000, given the population mean is 110,000 and standard deviation is 20,200 (probability is 0.06). 3) It calculates the probability that the sample mean of daily airport passengers is between 102,000 and 104,500 (probability is 0.0093). 4) It asks what two values symmetrically distributed

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Question 6.

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A set of final examination marks in an introductory statistics unit is normally distributed with a
mean of 73 and a standard deviation of 8.

What is the probability that a student obtains a mark between 65 and 89?

between 65 and 89
= 73
= 8
standardize x to z = (x - ) /
P( 65 < x < 89) = P[( 65 - 73) / 8 < Z < ( 89 - 73) / 8]
P( -1 < Z < 2) = 0.3413+0.4772 =0.8185
here, z<-1= 0.5-0.1587 this is the value of z at -1
and, z>2 = .9772 0. 5 = .4772




so, the result is 0.8185

Question 7.5
The number of passengers passing through a large South East Asian airport in normally distributed with
a mean of 110,000 persons per day and a standard deviation of 20,200 persons. If you select a random
sample of 16 days
Question:
What is the sampling distributions of the mean?

Answer:
Normal Distribution and the mean, = 110,000
this is the value of z at 2
What is the probability that the sample mean is less than 98,000 passengers?

Answer:
z = (x - ) /
find the value of Z
x = 110000
= 98000
= 20,200
so, Z = 0.594
now look at the Z table
0.594 has the probability of 0.06
so, the probability is 6%

What is the probability that the sample mean is between 102,000 and 104,500
passengers?

between 102000 and 104500
= 110000
= 20200
standardize x to z = (x - ) /
P( 102000 < x < 104500) = P[( 102000 - 110000) / 20200 < Z < ( 104500 - 110000) /20200]
P( -0.39604 < Z < -0.27228) = 0.1157+ (-0.1064) =0.0093
here, z<-0.39= 0.5-0.3483 this is the value of z at -0.39
and, z>-0.27 = 0.3936 0. 5 = -0.1064



so, the result is 0.0093
this is the value of z at -0.27
The probability is 60% that the sample mean will be between what two values
symmetrically distributed around the population mean?

From Z table, for an area P = 0.60 symmetrically distributed around the mean , we need to know the Z-
value for P = 0.60/2 = 0.30.
Each tail occupies 20% of the area under the curve. For P(Z)<(0.50+0.6/2), Z =
()


Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing

A store manager for my local milk bar believed that historically, they sell 75 litres a day in full-
cream milk. Over the past 21 days, they averaged 60 litres a day with a standard deviation of 10
litres.
Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for the average amount of milk sold in a day.
Answer:

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