Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 410: 18d

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$P(x̄\lt67.3)$ has increased with the increase of the sample. It is beacuse as the sample size increases the standard deviation of the sample means decreases ($σ_{x̄}=\frac{σ}{\sqrt n}$). With a lower $σ_{x̄}$ we have a higher $z_0=\frac{x̄-μ_{x̄}}{σ_{x̄}}$, given that $x̄=67.3\gtμ_{x̄}=64$. And, as $z_0$ increases $P(x̄\lt67.3)=P(z\lt z_0)$ also increases. $P(x̄\lt65.2)$ has decreased with the increase of the sample. It is beacuse as the sample size increases the standard deviation of the sample means decreases ($σ_{x̄}=\frac{σ}{\sqrt n}$). With a lower $σ_{x̄}$ we have a higher $z_0=\frac{x̄-μ_{x̄}}{σ_{x̄}}$, given that $x̄=65.2\gtμ_{x̄}=64$. And, as $z_0$ increases $P(x̄\gt65.2)=P(z\gt z_0)$ decreases.

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