MATH 225N Week 5 Assignment quiz answers (2020) complete solutions

MATH 225N Week 5 Assignment quiz answers. 1. An organization has members who possess IQs in the top 4% of the population. If IQs are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what is the minimum IQ required for admission into the organization? 2. The top 5% of applicants on a test will receive a scholarship. If the test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 600 and a standard distribution of 85, how low can an applicant score to still qualify for a scholarship? 3. The weights of oranges are normally distributed with a mean of 12.4 pounds and a standard deviation of 3 pounds. Find the minimum value that would be included in the top 5% of orange weights. 4. Two thousand students took an exam. The scores on the exam have an approximate normal distribution with a mean of μ=81 points and a standard deviation of σ=4 points. The middle 50% of the exam scores are between what two values? 5. The number of walnuts in a mass-produced bag is modeled by a normal distribution with a mean of 44 and a standard deviation of 5. Find the number of walnuts in a bag that has more walnuts than 80% of the other bags. 6. A firm’s marketing manager believes that total sales for next year will follow the normal distribution, with a mean of $3.2 million and a standard deviation of $250,000. Determine the sales level that has only a 3% chance of being exceeded next year. 7. Suppose that the weight of navel oranges is normally distributed with a mean of μ=6 ounces and a standard deviation of σ=0.8 ounces. Find the weight below that one can find the lightest 90% of all navel oranges. 8. A tire company finds the lifespan for one brand of its tires is normally distributed with a mean of 47,500 miles and a standard deviation of 3,000 miles. What mileage would correspond to the the highest 3% of the tires? 1. The average credit card debt owed by Americans is $6375, with a standard deviation of $1200. Suppose a random sample of 36 Americans is selected. Identify each of the following: 2. The heights of all basketball players are normally distributed with a mean of 72 inches and a population standard deviation of 1.5 inches. If a sample of 15 players are selected at random from the population, select the expected mean of the sampling distribution and the standard deviation of the sampling distribution below. 1. After collecting the data, Peter finds that the standardized test scores of the students in a school are normally distributed with mean 85 points and standard deviation 3 points. Use the Empirical Rule to find the probability that a randomly selected student's score is greater than 76 points. Provide the final answer as a percent rounded to two decimal places. 2. After collecting the data, Christopher finds that the total snowfall per year in Reamstown is normally distributed with mean 94 inches and standard deviation 14 inches. Which of the following gives the probability that in a randomly selected year, the snowfall was greater than 52 inches? Use the empirical rule 3. The College Board conducted research studies to estimate the mean SAT score in 2016 and its standard deviation. The estimated mean was 1020 points out of 1600 possible points, and the estimated standard deviation was 192 points. Assume SAT scores follow a normal distribution. Using the Empirical Rule, about 95% of the scores lie between which two values? 4. After collecting the data, Kenneth finds that the body weights of the forty students in a class are normally distributed with mean 140 pounds and standard deviation 9 pounds. Use the Empirical Rule to find the probability that a randomly selected student has a body weight of greater than 113 pounds. Provide the final answer as a percent rounded to two decimal places. 5. Mrs. Miller's science test scores are normally distributed with a mean score of 77 (μ) and a standard deviation of 3 (σ). Using the Empirical Rule, about 68% of the scores lie between which two values? 6. Brenda has collected data to find that the finishing times for cyclists in a race has a normal distribution. What is the probability that a randomly selected race participant had a finishing time of greater than 154 minutes if the mean is 143 minutes and the standard deviation is 11 minutes? Use the empirical rule. Notice that 154 minutes is one standard deviation greater than the mean. Based on the Empirical Rule, 68% of the finishing times are within one standard deviation of the mean, so 100%−68%=32% of the finishing times are outside of one standard deviation from the mean in either direction. Since the normal distribution is symmetric, half of the 32% will be less than the mean and half will be greater, so 16% of the finishing times are greater than one standard deviation more than the mean. 8. Isabella averages 17 points per basketball game with a standard deviation of 4 points. Suppose Isabella's points per basketball game are normally distributed. Let X= the number of points per basketball game. Then X∼N(17,4). 9. Suppose X∼N(6.5,1.5), and x=3.5. Find and interpret the z-score of the standardized normal random variable. For example, let's say the mean of a normal distribution is 5 and the standard deviation is 3. Then the value 8 is one standard deviation above the mean, because 5 1⋅3=8. The value 11 is two standard deviations above the mean, because 5 2⋅3=11. The value 14 is three standard deviations above the mean, because 5 3⋅3=14. (If the value is below the mean, then we would subtract the value of standard deviation from the mean.) 10. Suppose X∼N(5.5,2), and x=7.5. Find and interpret the z-score of the standardized normal random variable. 11. Jerome averages 16 points a game with a standard deviation of 4 points. Suppose Jerome's points per game are normally distributed. Let X = the number of points per game. Then X∼N(16,4). 12. Josslyn was told that her score on an aptitude test was 3 standard deviations above the mean. If test scores were approximately normal with μ=79 and σ=9, what was Josslyn's score? Do not include units in your answer. For example, if you found that the score was 79 points, you would enter 79. 13. Marc's points per game of bowling are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 13 points. If Marc scores 231 points, and the z-score of this value is 4, then what is his mean points in a game? Do not include the units in your answer. For example, if you found that the mean is 150 points, you would enter 150. 14. Floretta's points per basketball game are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 4 points. If Floretta scores 10 points, and the z-score of this value is −4, then what is her mean points in a game? Do not include the units in your answer. For example, if you found that the mean is 33 points, you would enter 33. 15. Jamie was told that her score on an aptitude test was 3 standard deviations below the mean. If test scores were approximately normal with μ=94 and σ=6, what was Jamie's score? Do not include units in your answer. For example, if you found that the score was 94 points, you would enter 94. 16. A normal distribution is observed from the number of points per game for a certain basketball player. If the mean is 16 points and the standard deviation is 2 points, what is the probability that in a randomly selected game, the player scored between 12 and 20 points? Use the empirical rule 17. A random sample of vehicle mileage expectancies has a sample mean of x¯=169,200 miles and sample standard deviation of s=19,400 miles. Use the Empirical Rule to estimate the percentage of vehicle mileage expectancies that are more than 188,600 miles. By the Empirical Rule, we know that about 68% of the data lies within one standard deviation of the mean. Therefore, 100%−68%=32% of the data lie more than one standard deviation away from the mean. Since the distribution of vehicle expectancies is symmetric, about half of the remaining 32% will lie to either extreme. So about 16% of vehicle expectancies are more than 188,600 miles. 18. A random sample of lobster tail lengths has a sample mean of x¯=4.7 inches and sample standard deviation of s=0.4 inches. Use the Empirical Rule to determine the approximate percentage of lobster tail lengths that lie between 4.3 and 5.1 inches. 19. A random sample of SAT scores has a sample mean of x¯=1060 and sample standard deviation of s=195. Use the Empirical Rule to estimate the approximate percentage of SAT scores that are less than 865. 20. The number of pages per book on a bookshelf is normally distributed with mean 248 pages and standard deviation 21 pages. Using the empirical rule, what is the probability that a randomly selected book has less than 206 pages? 21. Mr. Karly's math test scores are normally distributed with a mean score of 87 (μ) and a standard deviation of 4 (σ). Using the Empirical Rule, about 99.7% of the data values lie between which two values? 22. In 2014, the CDC estimated that the mean height for adult women in the U.S. was 64 inches with a standard deviation of 4 inches. Suppose X, height in inches of adult women, follows a normal distribution. Which of the following gives the probability that a randomly selected woman has a height of greater than 68 inches? 23. A normal distribution is observed from the number of points per game for a certain basketball player. The mean for this distribution is 20 points and the standard deviation is 3 points. Use the empirical rule for normal distributions to estimate the probability that in a randomly selected game the player scored less than 26 points. Provide the final answer as a percent rounded to one decimal place. 24. A normal distribution is observed from the number of points per game for a certain basketball player. If the mean is 15 points and the standard deviation is 3 points, what is the probability that in a randomly selected game, the player scored greater than 24 points? Use the empirical rule 25. The College Board conducted research studies to estimate the mean SAT score in 2016 and its standard deviation. The estimated mean was 1020 points out of 1600 possible points, and the estimated standard deviation was 192 points. Assume SAT scores follow a normal distribution. Using the Empirical Rule, about 95% of the scores lie between which two values? 26. The typing speeds for the students in a typing class is normally distributed with mean 44 words per minute and standard deviation 6 words per minute. What is the probability that a randomly selected student has a typing speed of less than 38 words per minute? Use the empirical rule Provide the final answer as a percent. If necessary round the percent to the nearest whole number. Notice that 38 words per minute is one standard deviation less than the mean. Based on the Empirical Rule, 68% of the typing speeds are within one standard deviation of the mean. Since the normal distribution is symmetric, this implies that 16% of the typing speeds are less than one standard deviation less than the mean. 27. Nick has collected data to find that the body weights of the forty students in a class has a normal distribution. What is the probability that a randomly selected student has a body weight of greater than 169 pounds if the mean is 142 pounds and the standard deviation is 9 pounds? Use the empirical rule. Notice that 169 pounds is three standard deviations greater than the mean. Based on the Empirical Rule, 99.7% of the body weights are within three standard deviations of the mean. Since the normal distribution is symmetric, this implies that 0.15% of the body weights are greater than three standard deviation more than the mean. 28. The times to complete an obstacle course is normally distributed with mean 73 seconds and standard deviation 9 seconds. What is the probability using the Empirical Rule that a randomly selected finishing time is less than 100 seconds? 99.85% 29. After collecting the data, Douglas finds that the finishing times for cyclists in a race is normally distributed with mean 149 minutes and standard deviation 16 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected race participant had a finishing time of less than 165 minutes? Use the empirical rule 30. Charles has collected data to find that the total snowfall per year in Reamstown has a normal distribution. Using the Empirical Rule, what is the probability that in a randomly selected year, the snowfall was less than 87 inches if the mean is 72 inches and the standard deviation is 15 inches? 31. Christopher has collected data to find that the total snowfall per year in Laytonville has a normal distribution. What is the probability that in a randomly selected year, the snowfall was greater than 53 inches if the mean is 92 inches and the standard deviation is 13 inches? Use the empirical rule Notice that 53 inches is three standard deviations less than the mean. Based on the Empirical Rule, 99.7% of the yearly snowfalls are within three standard deviations of the mean. Since the normal distribution is symmetric, this implies that 0.15% of the yearly snowfalls are less than three standard deviations below the mean. Alternatively, of the yearly snowfalls are greater than three standard deviations below the mean. 32. The times to complete an obstacle course is normally distributed with mean 87 seconds and standard deviation 7 seconds. What is the probability that a randomly selected finishing time is greater than 80 seconds? Use the empirical rule