Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
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Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.4, Problem 6BSC
Using the Central Limit Theorem. In Exercises 5–8, assume that females have pulse rates that are
6. a. If 1 adult female is randomly selected, find the
b. If 25 adult females are randomly selected, find the probability that they have pulse rates with a mean greater than 70 beats per minute.
c. Why can the normal distribution be used in part (b), even though the
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Section 9.4
3.) The probability that a part produced by a certain factory's assembly line will be defective is 0.025. Suppose a sample of 130 parts is taken. Find the following probabilities by using the normal curve approximation to the binomial distribution.
Use the table of areas under the standard normal curve given below
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