Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 411: 22f

Answer

88.8

Work Step by Step

$n=22$ $P(z\gt z_0)=0.2$, that is: $P(z\lt z_0)=0.8$ According to Table V, the z-score which gives the closest value to 0.8 is $z_0=0.84$ $z=\frac{x̄ −μ}{\frac{σ}{\sqrt n}}$ $0.84=\frac{x̄−85}{\frac{21.25}{\sqrt {22}}}$ $x̄=0.84\times\frac{21.25}{\sqrt {22}}+85=88.8$
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