Scores at a local high school on the American College Testing (ACT) college entrance exam follow the normal distribution with a mean of 18 and a standard deviation of 8. A guidance counselor takes a random sample of 20 students and calculates the mean score, x¯.
(a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of x¯.
(b) Interpret the standard deviation from part (a).
(c) Find the probability that a sample of 20 students has a mean score of 19.5 or more.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a) The mean is 18 and the standard deviation is 1.79.

b) The interpretation is that the standard deviation of the sample means of groups of 20 students will be of 1.79, which is the sample error, which is different from the population standard deviation.

c) 0.2005 = 20.05% probability that a sample of 20 students has a mean score of 19.5 or more.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.

Normal Probability Distribution:

Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the z-score of a measure X is given by:

[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

Central Limit Theorem

The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]s = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex].

For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.

Mean of 18 and a standard deviation of 8.

This means that [tex]\mu = 18, \sigma = 8[/tex]

Sample of 20:

This means that [tex]n = 20, s = \frac{8}{\sqrt{20}} = 1.79[/tex]

(a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of x¯.

By the Central Limit Theorem, the mean is 18 and the standard deviation is 1.79.

(b) Interpret the standard deviation from part (a).

The interpretation is that the standard deviation of the sample means of groups of 20 students will be of 1.79, which is the sample error, which is different from the population standard deviation.

(c) Find the probability that a sample of 20 students has a mean score of 19.5 or more.

This is 1 subtracted by the pvalue of Z when X = 19.5. So

[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

By the Central Limit Theorem

[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]

[tex]Z = \frac{19.5 - 18}{1.79}[/tex]

[tex]Z = 0.84[/tex]

[tex]Z = 0.84[/tex] has a pvalue of 0.7995

1 - 0.7995 = 0.2005

0.2005 = 20.05% probability that a sample of 20 students has a mean score of 19.5 or more.


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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is

A = π*r²

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

Expressions A, C, D are equivalent

Step-by-step explanation:

Equivalent expressions:

Two expressions are equivalent if they give the same result. So

Option A:

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So equivalent

Option B:

3(2 + 6x) + 2x = 3*2 + 3*6x + 2x = 6 + 18x + 2x = 6x + 20. So not equivalent

Option C:

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Equal, so equivalent

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Equal, so equivalent.

Option E:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

The distance is of 10.8 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance between two points:

Suppose that we have two points, [tex](x_1,y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2,y_2)[/tex]. The distance between them is given by:

[tex]D = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}[/tex]

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2. Rotate the triangle 90º clockwise about the origin and then translate it 10 units left and 9 units down.

3. Rotate the triangle 90º counterclockwise about the origin then translate it 1 unit up.

4. Rotate the triangle 90º clockwise about the origin then translate it 1 unit up.

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Answer:

2. Rotate the triangle 90º clockwise about the origin and then translate it 10 units left and 9 units down.

Step-by-step explanation:

Easy way to take one of the vertices and apply the transformations

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False

2. Rotate the triangle 90º clockwise about the origin and then translate it 10 units left and 9 units down.

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3. Rotate the triangle 90º counterclockwise about the origin then translate it 1 unit up.

False

4. Rotate the triangle 90º clockwise about the origin then translate it 1 unit up.

False

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

formula

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

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OB.
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OD.
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

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Formula

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Givens

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a = 18

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Solution

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b2 = - 17.11

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Answer

the distance is 14.66 miles from Chaplin to Asherville

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Answer:

14.7

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Sin(60) = √3 /2

Hypotenuse = x

Sin(60) = √3/2 = 5√3 / x

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