Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-0-07813-633-7

Chapter 3 - Data Description - 3-3 Measures of Position - Extending the Concepts - Page 161: 32

Answer

149.9

Work Step by Step

Given $\sigma^2=250$, we have $\sigma=15.8$ Using the z=score formula, we have: $\frac{142-\bar x}{15.8}=-0.5, \bar x=149.9$ $\frac{165-\bar x}{15.8}=0.955, \bar x=149.9$
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