The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 19 - From Data Production to Inference: Part III Review - Test Yourself - Page 445: 19.18

Answer

(a) 0.0049

Work Step by Step

Here, we have: μ = 100, σ = 15. n = 60 Using the z-value approach: $z = \frac{x̅ - μ}{σ_{x̅}} = \frac{105-100}{1.936} = 2.58$ Using Table A of the book, we have: $ P(z > 2.58) = 0.0049$
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