Women have head circumferences that are normally distributed
Women have head circumferences that are normally distributed with a mean given by
mu equals 24.66 in=24.66 in.,
and a standard deviation given by
sigma equals 0.8 in=0.8 in.
Complete parts a through c below.
If 11women are randomly selected, what is the probability that their mean head circumference is between
24.6
in. and
25.6
in.? If this probability is high, does it suggest that an order of
1111
hats will very likely fit each of
1111
randomly selected women? Why or why not? (Assume that the hat company produces women\'s hats so that they fit head circumferences between
24.624.6
in. and
25.625.6
in.
Solution
Mean ( u ) =24.6
Standard Deviation ( sd )=0.8
Number ( n ) = 11
Normal Distribution = Z= X- u / (sd/Sqrt(n) ~ N(0,1)
a)
To find P(a <= Z <=b) = F(b) - F(a)
P(X < 24.6) = (24.6-24.6)/0.8/ Sqrt ( 11 )
= 0/0.2412
= 0
= P ( Z <0) From Standard Normal Table
= 0.5
P(X < 25.6) = (25.6-24.6)/0.8/ Sqrt ( 11 )
= 1/0.2412 = 4.1458
= P ( Z <4.1458) From Standard Normal Table
= 0.99998
P(24.6 < X < 25.6) = 0.99998-0.5 = 0.5
No, since the probability is 0.50, probability
figured is half only, hat company produces women\'s hats
are does n\'t likely to fit each of women
