Ch.5 NormalProbabilityDistributions 5.

1 IntroductiontoNormalDistributionsandtheStandardNormalDistribution
1 FindAreasUndertheStandardNormalCurve MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvebetweenz = 0andz= 3. A) 0.4987 B) 0.9987 C) 0.0010 D) 0.4641

2) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvetotherightofz = 1. A) 0.1587 B) 0.8413 C) 0.1397 D) 0.5398

3) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvebetweenz = 1andz= 2. A) 0.1359 B) 0.8413 C) 0.5398 D) 0.2139

4) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvetotheleftofz= 1.5. A) 0.9332 B) 0.0668 C) 0.5199 D) 0.7612

5) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvebetweenz = -1.5andz= 2.5. A) 0.9270 B) 0.7182 C) 0.6312 D) 0.9831

6) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvetotherightofz = -1.25. A) 0.8944 B) 0.5843 C) 0.6978 D) 0.7193

7) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvetotheleftofz= 1.25. A) 0.8944 B) 0.1056 C) 0.2318 D) 0.7682

8) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvebetweenz = 1.5andz= 2.5. A) 0.0606 B) 0.9938 C) 0.9332 D) 0.9816

9) Findtheareaunderthestandardnormalcurvebetweenz = -1.25andz= 1.25. A) 0.7888 B) 0.8817 C) 0.6412 D) 0.2112

10) Findthesumoftheareasunderthestandardnormalcurvetotheleftofz = -1.25andtotherightofz= 1.25. A) 0.2112 B) 0.7888 C) 0.1056 D) 0.3944

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11) Findtheareaoftheindicatedregionunderthestandardnormalcurve.

A) 0.0968

B) 0.9032

C) 0.4032

D) 0.0823

12) Findtheareaoftheindicatedregionunderthestandardnormalcurve.

A) 0.6562

B) 1.309

C) 0.3438

D) 0.309

13) Findtheareaoftheindicatedregionunderthestandardnormalcurve.

A) 0.9032

B) 0.0968

C) 0.0823

D) 0.9177

14) Findtheareaoftheindicatedregionunderthestandardnormalcurve.

A) 0.1504

B) 0.1292

C) 0.8489

D) 0.0212

2 FindProbabilitiesUsingtheStandardNormalDistribution MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) UsethestandardnormaldistributiontofindP(0< z< 2.25). A) 0.4878 B) 0.5122 C) 0.8817 D) 0.7888

2) UsethestandardnormaldistributiontofindP(-2.25< z< 0). A) 0.4878 B) 0.5122 Page99 C) 0.6831 D) 0.0122

3) UsethestandardnormaldistributiontofindP(-2.25< z< 1.25). A) 0.8822 B) 0.0122 C) 0.4878 D) 0.8944

4) UsethestandardnormaldistributiontofindP(-2.50< z< 1.50). A) 0.9270 B) 0.8822 C) 0.6167 D) 0.5496

5) UsethestandardnormaldistributiontofindP(z< -2.33orz> 2.33). A) 0.0198 B) 0.9802 C) 0.7888 D) 0.0606

6) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothethirdquartile. A) 0.67 B) -0.67 C) 0.77 D) -0.23

7) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothefirstquartile. A) -0.67 B) 0.67 C) 0.77 D) -0.23

8) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothefirstdecile. A) -1.28 B) 1.28 C) -2.33 D) 0.16

5.2 NormalDistributions:FindingProbabilities
1 FindProbabilitiesforNormallyDistributedVariables MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse.UsetheStandardNormalTabletofindtheprobability. 1) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.AnindividualsIQ scoreisfoundtobe110.Findthez-scorecorrespondingtothisvalue. A) 0.67 B) -0.67 C) 1.33 D) -1.33

2) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.AnindividualsIQ scoreisfoundtobe90.Findthez-scorecorrespondingtothisvalue. A) -0.67 B) 0.67 C) 1.33 D) -1.33

3) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.AnindividualsIQ scoreisfoundtobe120.Findthez-scorecorrespondingtothisvalue. A) 1.33 B) -0.67 C) 0.67 D) -1.33

4) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.FindtheIQscore thatcorrespondstoaz-scoreof1.96. A) 129.4 B) 115.6 C) 122.4 D) 132.1

5) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof99 andastandarddeviationof11.AnindividualsIQ scoreisfoundtobe109.Findthez-scorecorrespondingtothisvalue. A) 0.91 B) -0.91 C) 1.10 D) -1.10

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6) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof104 andastandarddeviationof17.AnindividualsIQ scoreisfoundtobe110.Findthez-scorecorrespondingtothisvalue. A) 0.35 B) -0.35 C) 2.83 D) -2.83

7) Thelengthsofpregnanciesofhumansarenormallydistributedwithameanof268daysandastandard deviationof15days.Findtheprobabilityofapregnancylastingmorethan300days. A) 0.0166 B) 0.9834 C) 0.2375 D) 0.3189

8) Thelengthsofpregnanciesofhumansarenormallydistributedwithameanof268daysandastandard deviationof15days.Findtheprobabilityofapregnancylastinglessthan250days. A) 0.1151 B) 0.1591 C) 0.0606 D) 0.0066

9) Thedistributionofcholesterollevelsinteenageboysisapproximatelynormalwith=170and = 30 (Source: U.S.NationalCenterforHealthStatistics).Levelsabove200warrantattention.Findtheprobabilitythata teenageboyhasacholesterollevelgreaterthan200. A) 0.1587 B) 0.8413 C) 0.3419 D) 0.2138

10) Thedistributionofcholesterollevelsinteenageboysisapproximatelynormalwith =170and = 30 (Source: U.S.NationalCenterforHealthStatistics).Levelsabove200warrantattention.Findtheprobabilitythata teenageboyhasacholesterollevelgreaterthan225. A) 0.0336 B) 0.0606 C) 0.0718 D) 0.0012

11) Anairlineknowsfromexperiencethatthedistributionofthenumberofsuitcasesthatgetlosteachweekona certainrouteisapproximatelynormalwith=15.5and=3.6.Whatistheprobabilitythatduringagiven weektheairlinewillloselessthan20suitcases? A) 0.8944 B) 0.3944 C) 0.1056 D) 0.4040

12) Anairlineknowsfromexperiencethatthedistributionofthenumberofsuitcasesthatgetlosteachweekona certainrouteisapproximatelynormalwith=15.5and=3.6.Whatistheprobabilitythatduringagiven weektheairlinewilllosemorethan20suitcases? A) 0.1056 B) 0.3944 C) 0.4040 D) 0.8944

13) Anairlineknowsfromexperiencethatthedistributionofthenumberofsuitcasesthatgetlosteachweekona certainrouteisapproximatelynormalwith=15.5and=3.6.Whatistheprobabilitythatduringagiven weektheairlinewilllosebetween10and20suitcases? A) 0.8314 B) 0.3944 C) 0.1056 D) 0.4040

14) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$32,000andastandarddeviationof$3000.Ifateacherisselectedatrandom,findtheprobabilitythat heorshemakesmorethan$36,000. A) 0.0918 B) 0.9082 C) 0.1056 D) 0.4040

15) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$32,000andastandarddeviationof$3000.Ifateacherisselectedatrandom,findtheprobabilitythat heorshemakeslessthan$28,000. A) 0.0918 B) 0.9981 Page101 C) 0.2113 D) 0.9827

16) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof63.6inchesandastandard deviationof2.5inches.Thecheerleadersforalocalprofessionalbasketballteammustbebetween65.5and68.0 inches.Ifawomanisrandomlyselected,whatistheprobabilitythatherheightisbetween65.5and68.0 inches? A) 0.1844 B) 0.9608 C) 0.7881 D) 0.3112

17) Thelengthsofpregnanciesofhumansarenormallydistributedwithameanof268daysandastandard deviationof15days.Ababyisprematureifitisbornthreeweeksearly.Whatpercentofbabiesareborn prematurely? A) 8.08% B) 6.81% C) 9.21% D) 10.31%

18) Thedistributionofcholesterollevelsinteenageboysisapproximatelynormalwith=170and = 30 (Source: U.S.NationalCenterforHealthStatistics).Levelsabove200warrantattention.Whatpercentofteenageboys havelevelsbetween170and225? A) 3.36% B) 6.06% C) 46.64% D) 56.13%

19) Assumethatbloodpressurereadingsarenormallydistributedwith = 120 and=8.Abloodpressure readingof145ormoremayrequiremedicalattention.Whatpercentofpeoplehaveabloodpressurereading greaterthan145? A) 0.09% B) 99.91% C) 6.06% D) 11.09%

20) AssumethattheheightsofAmericanmenarenormallydistributedwithameanof69.0inchesandastandard deviationof2.8inches.TheU.S.MarineCorpsrequiresthatmenhaveheightsbetween64and78inches.Find thepercentofmenmeetingtheseheightrequirements. A) 96.26% B) 3.67% C) 99.93% D) 31.12%

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 21) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof63.6inchesandastandard deviationof2.5inches.TheU.S.Armyrequiresthattheheightsofwomenbebetween58and80inches.Ifa womanisrandomlyselected,whatistheprobabilitythatherheightisbetween58and80inches? 2 InterpretNormalDistributions SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse.UsetheStandardNormalTabletofindtheprobability. 1) Thelengthsofpregnanciesarenormallydistributedwithameanof268daysandastandarddeviationof15 days.Outof50pregnancies,howmanywouldyouexpecttolastlessthan250days? 2) Thedistributionofcholesterollevelsinteenageboysisapproximatelynormalwith=170and = 30. Levels above200warrantattention.If95teenageboysareexamined,howmanywouldyouexpecttohavecholesterol levelsgreaterthan225? 3) Anairlineknowsfromexperiencethatthedistributionofthenumberofsuitcasesthatgetlosteachweekona certainrouteisapproximatelynormalwith=15.5and=3.6.Inoneyear,howmanyweekswouldyou expecttheairlinetolosebetween10and20suitcases?

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4) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof63.6inchesandastandard deviationof2.5inches.TheU.S.Armyrequiresthattheheightsofwomenbebetween58and80inches.If200 womenwanttoenlistintheU.S.Army,howmanywouldyouexpecttomeettheheightrequirements? 5) Assumethattheheightsofmenarenormallydistributedwithameanof69.0inchesandastandarddeviation of2.8inches.TheU.S.MarineCorpsrequiresthattheheightsofmenbebetween64and78inches.If500men wanttoenlistintheU.S.MarineCorps,howmanywouldyounotexpecttomeettheheightrequirements?

5.3 NormalDistributions:FindingValues
1 Findaz-scoreGiventheAreaUndertheNormalCurve SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothegivenareaunderthestandardnormalcurve.

2) Findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothegivenareaunderthestandardnormalcurve.

3) Findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothegivenareaunderthestandardnormalcurve.

4) Findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothegivenareaunderthestandardnormalcurve.

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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 5) Findthez-scoresforwhich90%ofthedistributionsarealiesbetween -zandz. A) (-1.645,1.645) B) (-2.33,2.33) C) (-1.96,1.96) D) (-0.99,0.99)

6) Findthez-scoresforwhich98%ofthedistributionsarealiesbetween -zandz. A) (-2.33,2.33) B) (-1.645,1.645) C) (-1.96,1.96) D) (-0.99,0.99)

7) Findthez-scoreforwhich70%ofthedistributionsarealiestoitsright. A) -0.53 B) -0.98 C) -0.81 D) -0.47

8) Findthez-scorethatisgreaterthanthemeanandforwhich70%ofthedistributionsarealiestoitsleft. A) 0.53 B) 0.98 C) 0.81 D) 0.47

9) Useastandardnormaltabletofindthez -scorethatcorrespondstothecumulativeareaof0.0188. A) -2.08 B) 2.08 C) 2.1 D) -2.1

10) Findthez-scorethathas84.85%ofthedistributionsareatoitsright. A) 1.03 B) -1.03 C) 0.39 D) -0.39

11) Findthez-scoreforwhich99%ofthedistributionsarealiesbetween-zandz. A) (-2.575,2.575) 2 Findaz-scoreGivenaPercentile MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothe90thpercentile. A) 1.28 B) 0.28 C) 1.52 D) 2.81 B) (-1.28,1.28) C) (-1.96,1.96) D) (-1.645,1.645)

2) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothe30thpercentile. A) -0.53 B) -0.98 C) -0.47 D) -0.12

3) Forthestandardnormalcurve,findthez-scorethatcorrespondstothe7 thdecile. A) 0.53 B) 0.98 C) 0.47 D) 0.12

4) Useastandardnormaltabletofindthez -scorethatcorrespondstothe98thpercentile. A) 2.055 B) 1.405 C) 2.33 D) 0.25

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3 UseNormalDistributionstoAnswerQuestions MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.Findthex -scorethat correspondstoaz-scoreof2.33. A) 134.95 B) 125.95 C) 139.55 D) 142.35

2) IQtestscoresarenormallydistributedwithameanof100andastandarddeviationof15.Findthex -scorethat correspondstoaz-scoreof-1.645. A) 75.3 B) 79.1 C) 82.3 D) 91.0

3) Thescoresonamathematicsexamhaveameanof65 andastandarddeviationof5.Findthex-valuethat correspondstothez-score-1.28. A) 58.6 B) 71.4 C) 60.0 D) 63.7

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 4) Amathematicsprofessorgivestwodifferentteststotwosectionsofhiscollegealgebracourses.Thefirstclass hasameanof56withastandarddeviationof9whilethesecondclasshasameanof75withastandard deviationof15.Astudentfromthefirstclassscoresa62onthetestwhileastudentfromthesecondclass scoresan83onthetest.Comparethescores. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 5) Comparethescores:ascoreof75onatestwithameanof65andastandarddeviationof8andascoreof75on atestwithameanof70andastandarddeviationof4. A) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. B) Ascoreof75withameanof65andastandarddeviationof8isbetter. C) Ascoreof75withameanof70andastandarddeviationof4isbetter. D) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation. 6) Comparethescores:ascoreof88onatestwithameanof79andascoreof78onatestwithameanof70. A) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation. B) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. C) Ascoreof75withameanof65andastandarddeviationof8isbetter. D) Ascoreof75withameanof70andastandarddeviationof4isbetter. 7) Comparethescores:ascoreof220onatestwithameanof200andastandarddeviationof21andascoreof90 onatestwithameanof80andastandarddeviationof8. A) Ascoreof90withameanof80andastandarddeviationof8isbetter. B) Ascoreof220withameanof200andastandarddeviationof21isbetter. C) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. D) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation.

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8) Twohighschoolstudentstookequivalentlanguagetests,oneinGermanandoneinFrench.Thestudenttaking theGermantest,forwhichthemeanwas66andthestandarddeviationwas8,scoredan82,whilethestudent takingtheFrenchtest,forwhichthemeanwas27andthestandarddeviationwas5,scoreda35.Comparethe scores. A) Ascoreof82withameanof66andastandarddeviationof8isbetter. B) Ascoreof35withameanof27andastandarddeviationof5isbetter. C) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. D) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation. 9) SATscoreshaveameanof1026andastandarddeviationof209.ACTscoreshaveameanof20.8anda standarddeviationof4.8.Astudenttakesbothtestswhileajuniorandscores1130ontheSATand25onthe ACT.Comparethescores. A) Ascoreof25ontheACTtestwasbetter. B) Ascoreof1130ontheSATtestwasbetter. C) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. D) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation. 10) SATscoreshaveameanof1026andastandarddeviationof209.ACTscoreshaveameanof20.8anda standarddeviationof4.8.Astudenttakesbothtestswhileajuniorandscores860ontheSATand16onthe ACT.Comparethescores. A) Ascoreof860ontheSATtestwasbetter. B) Ascoreof16ontheACTtestwasbetter. C) Thetwoscoresarestatisticallythesame. D) Youcannotdeterminewhichscoreisbetterfromthegiveninformation. SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 11) Assumethatbloodpressurereadingsarenormallydistributedwith = 124 and=9.Aresearcherwishesto selectpeopleforastudybutwantstoexcludethetopandbottom10percent.Whatwouldbetheupperand lowerreadingstoqualifypeopletoparticipateinthestudy? 12) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$35,000andastandarddeviationof$4000.Whatisthecutoffsalaryforteachersinthetop10%? MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 13) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$34,000andastandarddeviationof$2000.Whatisthecutoffsalaryforteachersinthebottom10%? A) $31,440 B) $36,560 C) $30,710 D) $37,290

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 14) Thetimesforcompletingonecircuitofabicyclecoursearenormallydistributedwithameanof 82.1 minutes andastandarddeviationof4.8minutes.Anassociationwantstosponsoraracebutwillcutthebottom25%of riders.Inatrialrun,whatshouldbethecutofftime?

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15) Assumethattheheightsofmenarenormallydistributedwithameanof68.9 inchesandastandarddeviation of1.7inches.Ifthetop5percentandbottom5percentareexcludedforanexperiment,whatarethecutoff heightstobeeligibleforthisexperiment?Roundyouranswerstoonedecimalplace. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 16) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof 64.9 inchesandastandard deviationof1.6inches.FindQ3 ,thethirdquartilethatseparatesthebottom75%fromthetop25%. A) 66.0 B) 63.8 C) 66.7 D) 66.9

17) Thebodytemperaturesofadultsarenormallydistributedwithameanof98.6 Fandastandarddeviationof 0.44F.Whattemperaturerepresentsthe95thpercentile? A) 99.32F B) 97.88 F C) 99.16 F D) 99.46 F

18) Inacertainnormaldistribution,findthestandarddeviation when = 50and10.56%ofthearealiestothe rightof55. A) 4 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5

19) Inacertainnormaldistribution,findthemean when = 5and5.48%ofthearealiestotheleftof78. A) 86 B) 70 C) 94 D) 62

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 20) Inacertainnormaldistribution,6.3%ofthearealiestotheleftof36and6.3%ofthearealiestotherightof42. Findthemeanandthestandarddeviation. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 21) Atirecompanyfindsthelifespanforonebrandofitstiresisnormallydistributedwithameanof 47,500 miles andastandarddeviationof3000miles.Ifthemanufactureriswillingtoreplacenomorethan10%ofthetires, whatshouldbetheapproximatenumberofmilesforawarranty? A) 43,660 B) 51,340 C) 42,565 D) 52,435

5.4 SamplingDistributionsandtheCentralLimitTheorem
1 InterpretSamplingDistributions MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Thedistributionofroomandboardexpensesperyearatafour -yearcollegeisnormallydistributedwitha meanof$5850andstandarddeviationof$1125.Randomsamplesofsize20aredrawnfromthispopulation andthemeanofeachsampleisdetermined.Whichofthefollowingmeanexpenseswouldbeconsidered unusual? A) $5180 B) $6350 C) $6180 D) noneofthese

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2 FindProbabilities MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Thelengthsofpregnanciesarenormallydistributedwithameanof267 daysandastandarddeviationof15 days.If36womenarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanpregnancybetween 267 daysand269days. A) 0.2881 B) 0.7881 C) 0.2119 D) 0.5517

2) Thelengthsofpregnanciesarenormallydistributedwithameanof268daysandastandarddeviationof15 days.If64womenarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanpregnancybetween266 daysand268days. A) 0.3577 B) 0.7881 C) 0.2881 D) 0.5517

3) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof63.6inchesandastandard deviationof2.5inches.If100womenarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanheight greaterthan63.0inches. A) 0.9918 B) 0.0082 C) 0.2881 D) 0.8989

4) Assumethattheheightsofwomenarenormallydistributedwithameanof63.6inchesandastandard deviationof2.5inches.If75womenarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanheight between63and65inches. A) 0.9811 B) 0.3071 C) 0.0188 D) 0.2119

5) Assumethattheheightsofmenarenormallydistributedwithameanof67.9 inchesandastandarddeviation of2.8inches.If64menarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanheightgreaterthan 68.9inches. A) 0.0021 B) 0.8188 C) 0.9005 D) 9.9671

6) Assumethattheheightsofmenarenormallydistributedwithameanof69.0inchesandastandarddeviation of2.8inches.If64menarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheyhaveameanheightbetween68 and70inches. A) 0.9958 B) 0.9979 C) 0.0021 D) 0.9015

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 7) Thebodytemperaturesofadultsarenormallydistributedwithameanof98.6 Fandastandarddeviationof 0.60F.If25adultsarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheirmeanbodytemperatureislessthan 99F. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 8) Thebodytemperaturesofadultsarenormallydistributedwithameanof98.6 Fandastandarddeviationof 0.60F.If36adultsarerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheirmeanbodytemperatureisgreater than98.4F. A) 0.9772 B) 0.0228 C) 0.8188 D) 0.9360

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SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 9) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$32,000andastandarddeviationof$3000.If100teachersarerandomlyselected,findtheprobability thattheirmeansalaryislessthan$32,500. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 10) AssumethatthesalariesofelementaryschoolteachersintheUnitedStatesarenormallydistributedwitha meanof$32,000andastandarddeviationof$3000.If100teachersarerandomlyselected,findtheprobability thattheirmeansalaryisgreaterthan$32,500. A) 0.0475 B) 0.9525 C) 0.3312 D) 0.1312

11) Assumethatbloodpressurereadingsarenormallydistributedwithameanof116andastandarddeviationof 4.8.If36peoplearerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheirmeanbloodpressurewillbelessthan118. A) 0.9938 B) 0.0062 C) 0.8819 D) 0.8615

12) Assumethatbloodpressurereadingsarenormallydistributedwithameanof120andastandarddeviationof 8.If100peoplearerandomlyselected,findtheprobabilitythattheirmeanbloodpressurewillbegreaterthan 122. A) 0.0062 B) 0.9938 C) 0.8819 D) 0.8615

13) Theaveragenumberofpoundsofredmeatapersonconsumeseachyearis196withastandarddeviationof22 pounds(Source:AmericanDieteticAssociation).Ifasampleof50individualsisrandomlyselected,findthe probabilitythatthemeanofthesamplewillbelessthan200pounds. A) 0.9015 B) 0.0985 C) 0.7613 D) 0.8815

14) Theaveragenumberofpoundsofredmeatapersonconsumeseachyearis196withastandarddeviationof22 pounds(Source:AmericanDieteticAssociation).Ifasampleof50individualsisrandomlyselected,findthe probabilitythatthemeanofthesamplewillbegreaterthan200pounds. A) 0.0985 B) 0.7613 C) 0.8815 D) 0.9015

15) Acoffeemachinedispensesnormallydistributedamountsofcoffeewithameanof12ouncesandastandard deviationof0.2ounce.Ifasampleof9cupsisselected,findtheprobabilitythatthemeanofthesamplewillbe lessthan12.1ounces.Findtheprobabilityifthesampleisjust1cup. A) 0.9332;0.6915 B) 0.9332;0.1915 C) 0.4332;0.1915 D) 0.4332;0.6915

16) Acoffeemachinedispensesnormallydistributedamountsofcoffeewithameanof12ouncesandastandard deviationof0.2ounce.Ifasampleof9cupsisselected,findtheprobabilitythatthemeanofthesamplewillbe greaterthan12.1ounces.Findtheprobabilityifthesampleisjust1cup. A) 0.0668;0.3085 B) 0.0668;0.8085 C) 0.5668;0.8085 D) 0.5668;0.3085

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3 DetermineiftheFiniteCorrectionFactorShouldbeUsed SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Astudyof800homeownersinacertainareashowedthattheaveragevalueofthehomesis$182,000andthe standarddeviationis$15,000.If50homesareforsale,findtheprobabilitythatthemeanvalueofthesehomes islessthan$185,000.Remember:checktoseeifthefinitecorrectionfactorapplies. 2) Astudyof800homeownersinacertainareashowedthattheaveragevalueofthehomesis$182,000andthe standarddeviationis$15,000.If50homesareforsale,findtheprobabilitythatthemeanvalueofthesehomes isgreaterthan$185,000.Remember:checktoseeifthefinitecorrectionfactorapplies. 4 Concepts SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Asodamachinedispensesnormallydistributedamountsofsodawithameanof20ouncesandastandard deviationof0.2ounce.Areyoumorelikelytorandomlyselectonebottlewithmorethan20.3ouncesorare youmorelikelytoselectasampleofeightbottleswithameanamountofmorethan20.3ounces?Explain. 2) Asodamachinedispensesnormallydistributedamountsofsodawithameanof20ouncesandastandard deviationof0.2ounce.Areyoumorelikelytorandomlyselectonebottlewithanamountbetween19.8ounces and20.2ouncesorareyoumorelikelytoselectasampleofeightbottleswithameanamountbetween19.8 ouncesand20.2ounces?Explain.

5.5 NormalApproximationstoBinomialDistributions
1 DecideiftheNormalDistributionCanbeUsedtoApproximatetheBinomialDistribution SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Inarecentsurvey,90%ofthecommunityfavoredbuildingapolicesubstationintheirneighborhood.You randomlyselect16citizensandaskeachifheorshethinksthecommunityneedsapolicesubstation. Decidewhetheryoucanusethenormaldistributiontoapproximatethebinomialdistribution.Ifso,findthe meanandstandarddeviation.Ifnot,explainwhy. 2) Arecentsurveyfoundthat71%ofalladultsover50wearglassesfordriving.Yourandomlyselect30 adults over50,andaskifheorshewearsglasses.Decidewhetheryoucanusethenormaldistributiontoapproximate thebinomialdistribution.Ifso,findthemeanandstandarddeviation,Ifnot,explainwhy. 3) Accordingtogovernmentdata,theprobabilitythananadultwasnevermarriedis 16%.Yourandomlyselect48 adultsandaskifheorshewasevermarried.Decidewhetheryoucanusethenormaldistributionto approximatethebinomialdistribution,Ifso,findthemeanandstandarddeviation,Ifnot,explainwhy. 4) Decideifitisappropriatetousethenormaldistributiontoapproximatetherandomvariablexforabinomial experimentwithsamplesizeofn=7andprobabilityofsuccessp=0.4. 5) Decideifitisappropriatetousethenormaldistributiontoapproximatetherandomvariablexforabinomial experimentwithsamplesizeofn=27andprobabilityofsuccessp=0.5. Page110

6) Decideifitisappropriatetousethenormaldistributiontoapproximatetherandomvariablexforabinomial experimentwithsamplesizeofn=25andprobabilityofsuccessp=0.2 2 FindtheCorrectionforContinuity MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Aclassof100studentsisselected.Convertthebinomial probabilityP(x>12)toanormalprobabilitybyusingthecorrectionforcontinuity. A) P(x>12.5) B) P(x< 11.5) C) P(x 12.5) D) P(x 11.5)

2) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Aclassof9950 studentsisselected.Convertthebinomial probabilityP(x<14)toanormalprobabilitybyusingthecorrectionforcontinuity. A) P(x<13.5) B) P(x 13.5) C) P(x> 14.5) D) P(x< 14.5)

3) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Aclassof100studentsisselected.Convertthebinomial probabilityP(x<12)toanormalprobabilitybyusingthecorrectionforcontinuity. A) P(x<11.5) B) P(x> 12.5) C) P(x 12.5) D) P(x 11.5)

4) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Aclassof7650 studentsisselected.Convertthebinomial probabilityP(x12)toanormalprobabilitybyusingthecorrectionforcontinuity. A) P(x12.5) B) P(x 11.5) C) P(x> 12.5) D) P(x< 11.5)

3 FindaProbabilityUsingtheAppropriateDistribution SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) Thefailurerateinastatisticsclassis30%.Inaclassof50 students,findtheprobabilitythatexactlyfivestudents willfail.Usethenormaldistributiontoapproximatethebinomialdistribution. 2) Alocalmotelhas100rooms.Theoccupancyrateforthewintermonthsis60%.Findtheprobabilitythatina givenwintermonthatleast70roomswillberented.Usethenormaldistributiontoapproximatethebinomial distribution. 3) Alocalmotelhas100rooms.Theoccupancyrateforthewintermonthsis60%.Findtheprobabilitythatina givenwintermonthfewerthan70roomswillberented.Usethenormaldistributiontoapproximatethe binomialdistribution. MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. 4) Astudentanswersall48questionsonamultiple-choicetestbyguessing.Eachquestionhasfourpossible answers,onlyoneofwhichiscorrect.Findtheprobabilitythatthestudentgetsexactly15correctanswers.Use thenormaldistributiontoapproximatethebinomialdistribution. A) 0.0823 B) 0.8577 C) 0.7967 D) 0.0606

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5) Iftheprobabilityofanewbornchildbeingfemaleis0.5,findtheprobabilitythatin100births,55ormorewill befemale.Usethenormaldistributiontoapproximatethebinomialdistribution. A) 0.1841 B) 0.7967 C) 0.8159 D) 0.0606

6) Anairlinereportsthatithasbeenexperiencinga15%rateofno -showsonadvancedreservations.Among150 advancedreservations,findtheprobabilitythattherewillbefewerthan20no -shows. A) 0.2451 B) 0.7549 C) 0.7967 D) 0.3187

7) Findtheprobabilitythatin200tossesofafairsix-sideddie,afivewillbeobtainedatleast40times. A) 0.1210 B) 0.8810 C) 0.0871 D) 0.3875

8) Findtheprobabilitythatin200tossesofafairsix-sideddie,afivewillbeobtainedatmost40times. A) 0.9131 B) 0.1190 C) 0.8810 D) 0.0853

9) Atelemarketerfoundthattherewasa1%chanceofasalefromhisphonesolicitations.Findtheprobabilityof getting5ormoresalesfor1000telephonecalls. A) 0.9599 B) 0.0401 C) 0.8810 D) 0.0871

SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion. 10) Theauthorofastatisticsbookhastroubledecidingwhethertousethewordsheorsheinthebooks examples.Tosolvetheproblem,theauthorflipsacoineachtimetheproblemarises.Ifaheadshows,the authorusesheandifatailshows,theauthorusesshe.Ifthisproblemoccurs100timesinthebook,whatis theprobabilitythatshewillbeused58times? 4 Concepts MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion. Provideanappropriateresponse. 1) MatchthebinomialprobabilityP(x<23)withthecorrectstatement. A) P(therearefewerthan23successes) C) P(therearemorethan23successes) B) P(thereareatmost23successes) D) P(thereareatleast23successes)

2) MatchthebinomialprobabilityP(x<65)withthecorrectstatement. A) P(therearefewerthan65successes) C) P(therearemorethan65successes) B) P(thereareatmost65successes) D) P(thereareatleast65successes)

3) MatchthebinomialprobabilityP(x23)withthecorrectstatement. A) P(thereareatmost23successes) C) P(therearemorethan23successes) B) P(thereareatleast23successes) D) P(therearefewerthan23successes)

4) MatchthebinomialprobabilityP(x>23)withthecorrectstatement. A) P(therearemorethan23successes) C) P(thereareatmost23successes) B) P(thereareatleast23successes) D) P(therearefewerthan23successes)

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5) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Inaclassof100students,writethebinomialprobabilityforthe statementThereareatleast12left-handedstudentsintheclass. A) P(x12) B) P(x< 12) C) P(x> 12) D) P(x 12)

6) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Inaclassof100students,writethebinomialprobabilityforthe statementTherearemorethan12left-handedstudentsintheclass. A) P(x>12) B) P(x< 12) C) P(x 12) D) P(x= 12)

7) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Inaclassof100students,writethebinomialprobabilityforthe statementThereareatmost12left-handedstudentsintheclass. A) P(x12) B) P(x< 12) C) P(x= 12) D) P(x 12)

8) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Inaclassof104 students,writethebinomialprobabilityforthe statementThereareatmost23left-handedstudentsintheclass. A) P(x23) B) P(x< 23) C) P(x> 23) D) P(x 23)

9) Tenpercentofthepopulationisleft-handed.Inaclassof100students,writethebinomialprobabilityforthe statementThereareexactly12left-handedstudentsintheclass. A) P(x=12) B) P(x 12) C) P(x 12) D) P(x> 12)

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Ch.5 NormalProbabilityDistributions AnswerKey 5.1 IntroductiontoNormalDistributionsandtheStandardNormalDistribution

5.2 NormalDistributions:FindingProbabilities
1 FindProbabilitiesforNormallyDistributedVariables 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) A 11) A 12) A 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) A 17) A 18) A 19) A 20) A 21) Ifx=58,thenz=-2.24andP(x)=0.0125.Ifx= 80,thenz= 6.56andP(x)= 0.9999. P(58<x<80)=0.9999-0.0125=0.9874. 2 InterpretNormalDistributions 1) About6pregnancies Page114

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About3teenageboys About43weeks About197women About19men

5.3 NormalDistributions:FindingValues
1 Findaz-scoreGiventheAreaUndertheNormalCurve 1) z=-0.58 2) z=-1.71 3) z=0.42 4) z=3.07 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) A 11) A 2 Findaz-scoreGivenaPercentile 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A 3 UseNormalDistributionstoAnswerQuestions 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) z=(62-56)/9=0.667;z=(83-75)/15=0.533.Thestudentwiththescoreof62hasthebetterscore. 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) A 11) (112.5,135.5) 12) x=+z=35,000+(1.28)(4000)=$40,120 13) A 14) x=+z=82.1+(0.675)(4.8)=85.34 15) 66.1inches,71.7inches 16) A 17) A 18) A 19) A 20) =39,=1.96 21) A

5.4 SamplingDistributionsandtheCentralLimitTheorem
1 InterpretSamplingDistributions 1) A 2 FindProbabilities 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A 5) A 6) A Page115

7) 0.9996 8) A 9) 0.9525 10) A 11) A 12) A 13) A 14) A 15) A 16) A 3 DetermineiftheFiniteCorrectionFactorShouldbeUsed 1) 50/800=0.0625=6.25%,hencethefinitecorrectionfactorapplies;P(x< 185,000)= 0.9279 2) 50/800=0.0625=6.25%,hencethefinitecorrectionfactorapplies;P(x> 185,000)= 1-0.9279=0.0721 4 Concepts 1) Itismorelikelytoselectonebottlewithmorethan20.3ouncesbecausealargepercentageofthedataisnowcloserto themean. 2) Itismorelikelytoselectasampleofeightbottleswithanamountbetween19.8ouncesand20.2ouncesbecausea largepercentageofthedataisnowclosertothemean.

5.5 NormalApproximationstoBinomialDistributions
1 DecideiftheNormalDistributionCanbeUsedtoApproximatetheBinomialDistribution 1) cannotusenormaldistribution,nq=(16)(0.1)= 1.6 < 5 2) usenormaldistribution,= 21.3and=2.49. 3) usenormaldistribution,= 7.68and=2.54. 4) cannotusenormaldistribution 5) canusenormaldistribution 6) canusenormaldistribution 2 FindtheCorrectionforContinuity 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A 3 FindaProbabilityUsingtheAppropriateDistribution 1) P(4.5<X<5.5)=P(-3.24<z<-2.93)=0.0017 - 0.0006 = 0.0011 2) P(x69.5)=0.0262 3) P(x<69.5)=0.9738 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A 10) P(57.5<x<58.5)=P(1.50<z<1.70)=0.9554- 0.9332= 0.0222 4 Concepts 1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A 5) A 6) A 7) A 8) A 9) A

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