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This document provides 17 practice problems involving probability calculations using means and standard deviations from normally distributed populations. The problems cover concepts like z-scores, probabilities above and below thresholds, distributions of sample means, and how probabilities decrease as z-scores move further from the center of a normal distribution. Sample sizes range from 1 to 30 individuals.

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07 HW Assignment Biostat

This document provides 17 practice problems involving probability calculations using means and standard deviations from normally distributed populations. The problems cover concepts like z-scores, probabilities above and below thresholds, distributions of sample means, and how probabilities decrease as z-scores move further from the center of a normal distribution. Sample sizes range from 1 to 30 individuals.

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Lesson 7: Probability Calculations Involving a

Mean Response
Homework

Instructions: You are encouraged to collaborate with other students


on the homework, but it is important that you do your own work.
Before working with someone else on the assignment, you should
attempt each problem on your own.

Problems
1 What is meant by the term "distribution of sample means"? Review
Lesson 6 for the definition. Write a few sentences to explain this concept
in your own words.
Distribution of sample means- means the mean of a samples of the
parent population and where they would be. The more samples we have
the closer it will be to the parent.

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is used as an admission


criterion in many masters of business administration (MBA) programs. The
scores on the GMAT are normally distributed with a mean of 529 and a
standard deviation of 113. The minimum GMAT score required for admission
to the MAcc program in the School of Accountancy and Information Systems
at BYU is 550. Use this information to answer questions 2 through 8.

2 Find the z-score corresponding to a GMAT score of 550.

.186

3 What is the probability that a randomly selected student will score above
550 on the GMAT?

.426

Consider a simple random sample (SRS) of n = 30 students taking the GMAT.

4 What is the mean of the distribution of sample means scores for all such
samples?

529

5 What is the standard deviation of the distribution of sample means


scores for all such samples?
20.631

6 What is the shape of the distribution of sample means scores for all such
samples?

normal

7 Find the z-score corresponding to a sample mean GMAT score for n=30
students of 550.

1.018

8 What is the probability that the sample mean GMAT score for a simple
random sample of 30 students will be above 550?

.154
Suppose the mean GPA of BYU-Idaho students is 3.5 and the standard
deviation is 0.7. It is well known that this distribution is left-skewed. Use this
information to answer questions 9 and 10.

9 If you take a random sample of 81 BYU-Idaho students, what is the


distribution of sample means of these GPA's? Give the shape, the mean,
and the standard deviation.

Mean 3.5 standard dev .078 normal

10 What is the probability that the mean GPA for 81 randomly selected BYU-
Idaho students will be less than 3.3?

.005

The most famous geyser in the world, Old Faithful in Yellowstone National
Park, has a mean time between eruptions of 85 minutes. The interval of time
between eruptions is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 21.25
minutes. Use this information to answer questions 11 and 12.

11 What is the probability that a randomly selected time interval between


eruptions is greater than 95 minutes?

.319

12 Suppose a simple random sample (SRS) of 10 time intervals between


eruptions was measured. What is the probability that a random sample
of 10 time intervals between eruptions has a mean longer than 95
minutes?

13 .068
The label on a one gallon jug of milk states that the volume of milk is 128
fluid ounces (fl.oz.) Federal law mandates that the jug must contain no less
than the stated volume. The actual amount of milk in the jugs is normally
distributed with mean = 129 fl. Oz. and standard deviation = 0.8 fl.
Oz.. Use this information to answer questions 13 through 16.

13 Find the z-score corresponding to a jug containing 128 fl. Oz. of milk.

-1.25

14 What is the probability that a randomly selected jug will contain less than
128 fl. Oz. of milk?

.106

15 Each shift, eight jugs of milk are randomly selected for thorough testing.
The products are tested for filling volume, temperature, contamination,
fat content, packaging defects, label placement, etc. Find the z-score
corresponding to a sample mean volume for eight jugs of 128 fl. Oz.

-3.536

16 What is the probability that the sample mean volume for eight jugs is
below 128 fl. Oz.? (Give your answer accurate to 4 decimal places.)

.0002

17 Compare the z-score and probability from questions 13 and 14 to the z-


score and probability from questions 15 and 16. What happens to the
probability when a z-score is further away from the center of a normal
distribution? Why is this happening?
The probability is less likely because we are only looking for the less than
and with a higher z score it is less likely than it would with a lower z
score.

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