MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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For a data set of the pulse rates for a sample of adult​ females, the lowest pulse rate is 37 beats per​ minute, the mean of the listed pulse rates is
x=73.0 beats per​ minute, and their standard deviation is s=20.5
beats per minute.
 
a. What is the difference between the pulse rate of
37 beats per minute and the mean pulse rate of the​ females?
 
b. How many standard deviations is that​ [the difference found in part​ (a)]?
 
c. Convert the pulse rate of 37 beats per minutes to a z score.
 
d. If we consider pulse rates that convert to z scores between −2
and 2 to be neither significantly low nor significantly​ high, is the pulse rate of 37 beats per minute​ significant?
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