Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 411: 20e

Answer

P(x̄ > 46) = 0.0166. This result is unusual as the probability is less than 0.05.

Work Step by Step

Here n=12. $σ_{x̄} = σ / \sqrt n= 4.2 / \sqrt 15 = 1.081$ To calculate P(x̄ > 46), we need to find the z-score: $z = \frac{x̄ - μ_{x̄}}{σ_{x̄}}$ $= \frac{46-43.7}{1.08}$ = 2.13 P(z > 2.13) = 0.0166, hence: P(x̄ > 46) = 0.0166
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