Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 412: 26c

Answer

57.4 seconds

Work Step by Step

p = 0.15. Using Table V of the book, we have: z = -1.04 $σ_{x̅} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt n} = \frac{13.1}{50} = 1.85$ $z = \frac{x̅ - μ_{x̅}}{σ_{x̅}}$ $x = zσ_{x̅} + μ_{x̅} = -1.04 \times 1.85 + 59.3 = 57.4$
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