Chapter 6: Q16 (page 241)
Standard Normal Distribution. Find the indicated z score. The graph depicts the standard normal distribution of bone density scores with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.
Short Answer
The z-score indicated in graph is 0.82.
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Chapter 6: Q16 (page 241)
Standard Normal Distribution. Find the indicated z score. The graph depicts the standard normal distribution of bone density scores with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.
The z-score indicated in graph is 0.82.
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Continuous Uniform Distribution. In Exercises 5–8, refer to the continuous uniform distribution depicted in Figure 6-2 and described in Example 1. Assume that a passenger is randomly selected, and find the probability that the waiting time is within the given range.
Between 2 minutes and 3 minutes
Southwest Airlines SeatsSouthwest Airlines currentlyhas a seat
width of 17 in. Menhave hip breadths that are normallydistributed with a mean of 14.4 in. and a standard deviationof 1.0in. (based on anthropometric survey data from Gordon, Churchill, et al.).
Finding Bone Density Scores. In Exercises 37–40 assume that a randomly selected subject is given a bone density test. Bone density test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1. In each case, draw a graph, then find the bone density test score corresponding to the given information. Round results to two decimal places.
Find P10, the 10th percentile. This is the bone density score separating the bottom 10% from the top 90%.
In Exercises 13–20, use the data in the table below for sitting adult males and females (based on anthropometric survey data from Gordon, Churchill, et al.). These data are used often in the design of different seats, including aircraft seats, train seats, theatre seats, and classroom seats. (Hint: Draw a graph in each case.)
Mean | St.Dev. | Distribution | |
Males | 23.5 in | 1.1 in | Normal |
Females | 22.7 in | 1.0 in | Normal |
Find the probability that a male has a back-to-knee length between 22.0 in. and 24.0 in.
In Exercises 11–14, use the population of {34, 36, 41, 51} of the amounts of caffeine (mg/12oz) in Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Pepsi, Dr Pepper, and Mellow Yello Zero.
Assume that  random samples of size n = 2 are selected with replacement.
Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean
a. After identifying the 16 different possible samples, find the mean of each sample, then construct a table representing the sampling distribution of the sample mean. In the table, combine values of the sample mean that are the same. (Hint: See Table 6-3 in Example 2 on page 258.)
b. Compare the mean of the population {34, 36, 41, 51} to the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean.
c. Do the sample means target the value of the population mean? In general, do sample means make good estimators of population means? Why or why not?
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