MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
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Engineers want to design seats in commercial aircraft so that they are wide enough to fit​ 99% of all adults.​ (Accommodating 100% of adults would require very wide seats that would be much too​ expensive.) Assume adults have hip widths that are normally distributed with a mean of 14.5 in and a standard deviation of 0.9 in. Find P99. That is, find the hipwidth for adults that separates the smallest​ 99% from the largest​ 1%

a.What is the maximum hip width that is required to satisfy the requirement of fitting​ 99% of​ adults?

in. ​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)

 

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