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MAT 143: Introduction to Statistics Hybrid

Homework Module 5: Continuous Random Variables

These problems give practice in the material that was covered in Module 5. Solve these
problems and bring them to class next week. We will review them and discuss any questions
you have about the concepts.

You may use a Standard Normal Table (z-table) or a calculator to solve these problems. It will
be useful to make a drawing of each problem.

1. What is the area to the left of a z-score of 1.34?

2. What is the area to the left of a z-score of -1.34?

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3. What is the area to the right of a z-score of 1.96?

4. What is the area in between z-scores -0.70 and 1.28?

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7. P (-0.73 < z < 2.27) =

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8. What z-score corresponds to the 85th percentile? (hint: use invNorm)
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9. What z-scores correspond to the bottom 3% and the upper 3% of the distribution?
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10. What z-score corresponds to the critical value z0 025 (the score with an area of 0.025 to its
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 11. A data set is normally distributed with a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 4. Find:

a. P(x < 40) <

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c. P (30 < x < 35)

12. A survey indicates that for each trip to the supermarket, a shopper spends an average of
45 minutes with a standard deviation of 12 minutes. The length of time spent in the store
is normally distributed. A shopper enters the store.

a. What is the probability that the shopper will be in the store for less than 39
minutes?

b. What is the probability that the shopper will be in the store between 24 and 54
minutes? z v 5

13. Men’s heights are normally distributed with a mean of 69.0 inches and a standard
deviation of 2.8 inches. The US Marine Corps requires that men have heights between
64 inches and 80 inches.

a. Find the percentage of men who meet the height requirements.

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b. Are many men denied the opportunity to become a Marine because they do not
satisfy the height requirements?
14. The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and a
standard deviation of 15 days.

Find the probability of a pregnancy lasting 308 days or longer.

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b. If we stipulate that a baby is premature if the length of pregnancy is in the lowest

4%, find the length that separates premature babies from those who are not
premature.

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15. Scores of a civil service exam are normally distributed, with a mean of 75 and a standard
deviation of 6.5. To be eligible for civil service employment, you must score in the top
5%. What is the lowest score you can earn and still be eligible for employment?

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16. The length of time employeeshave worked at a corporation is normally distributed with a
mean of 11.2 years and a standard deviation of 2.1 years. In a company cutback, the
lowest 10% in seniority are laid off. What is the maximum length of time an employee
could have worked and still be laid off?

Central Limit Theorem

17. Supposed that the mean time for an oil change at Jiffy Lube is 11.4 minutes with a
standard deviation of 3.2 minutes.
a. If a random sample of n = 35 oil changes is selected, describe the sampling
distribution of the sample mean. (Hint: What is the shape of the distribution?
What is the mean and standard deviation?)
i. What is the shape? skewed uniform
ii. Mean: //,
iii. Standard deviation: 6 ~ * -^7°?
b. If a random sample of n = 35 oil changes is selected, what is the probability the
mean oil change time is less than 11 minutes?
18. Assume that the weights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 172 pounds and
a standard deviation of 29 pounds.

a. Find the probability that if an individual man is randomly selected, his weight will
be greater than 175 pounds.

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b. Find the probability that 20 randomly selected men have a mean weight that is
greater than 175 pounds.

19. The GPA scores at a school are normally distributed with a mean of 2.89 with a standard
deviation of 0.6>.

a. If one student is randomly selected, what is the probability that her GPA is
between 2.95 and 3.0? 3> Ç æ
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b. If a sample of 40 students are randomly selected, what is the probability that the
average GPA of the sample is between 2.95 and 3.0?

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