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Powered by AITo find the sample mean that cuts off the top 5%, use the formula x̄ = μ + z*(σ/√n). For a standard Z-score that cuts off the top 5%, use z = 1.645. With n = 20, the calculation is x̄ = 35 + 1.645 * (7/√20) = 37.58 .
The area under the normal curve between Z-scores -0.73 and 0.63 is found by subtracting the cumulative probability of P(Z < -0.73) from P(Z < 0.63). Specifically, this is calculated as P(Z < 0.63) = 0.7357 minus P(Z < -0.73) = 0.2327, resulting in an area of 0.503, which is approximately 50.3% .
To calculate the area under a normal curve between two Z-scores, find the cumulative probability for each Z-score from the standard normal distribution table. Subtract the smaller area's probability from the larger area's. For example, between Z-scores -1.0 and -0.2, determine P(Z < -0.2) and P(Z < -1.0) and subtract: 0.4207 - 0.1587 = 0.262, which is 26.2% .
To transform raw scores into Z-scores, first calculate the mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) of the dataset. Then use the formula z = (x - μ) / σ for each data point. For example, for the scores 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, the mean is 4.2 and the standard deviation is 1.47. The Z-scores are -1.50 for 2, -0.82 for 3, 0.54 for both 5s, and 1.22 for 6 .
The percentage of students with weights less than 55 kg is determined by calculating the Z-score using (55 - 50) / 4 = 1.25. The cumulative probability for P(Z < 1.25) is 0.8944. Therefore, 89.44% of students have weights less than 55 kg .
To calculate the probability that a score is less than 70, the Z-score is first found using z = (70 - 74) / 7.9 = -0.51. The cumulative probability for Z < -0.51 is then found in the standard normal distribution table, yielding a value of approximately 0.3050 or 30.50% .
The probability that a student received a score between 75 and 80 is approximately 22.47%. This is calculated using the standard normal distribution where z-scores are determined for both limits (z1 = 0.13, z2 = 0.76), and the probabilities P(Z < 0.76) - P(Z < 0.13) = 0.7764 - 0.5517 = 0.2247, which translates to 22.47% .
A raw score corresponding to a given Z-score is determined using the formula x = μ + zσ, where μ is the mean, σ is the standard deviation, and z is the Z-score. For z = 4.0, the calculation is x = 15 + (4 × 3) = 27. For z = 2.2, the calculation is x = 15 + (2.2 × 3) = 21.6 .
For students weighing more than 52 kg, the Z-score is calculated as (52 - 50) / 4 = 0.5. The cumulative probability for P(Z < 0.5) is 0.6195, thus P(Z > 0.5) is 1 - 0.6195 = 0.3805. To find the number of such students, we calculate 0.3805 × 600 = 228.3, rounding to approximately 228 students .
To transform a Z-score into a score in a different distribution, use the formula x = μ + zσ, where μ is the new mean and σ is the new standard deviation. For a Z-score of 20 with μ = 10 and σ = 22, the resulting score is x = 10 + (20×22) = 450. Similarly, for Z = 1.65, x = 46.3, and for Z = -0.95, x = -10.9 .