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The mean rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Southern California is $2,200
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The distribution of the monthly costs does not follow the normal distribution. ln fact, it is
positively skewed. What is the probability of selecting a sample of 50 one-bedroom
apartments and finding the mean to be at least $1,950 per month? The standard deviation
of the sample is $250.
According to an IRS study, it takes an average of 330 minutes for taxpayers to prepare,
copy, and electronically file a 1040 tax form. A consumer watchdog agency selects a
random sample of 40 taxpayers and finds the standard deviation of the time to prepare,
copy, and electronically file form 1040 is 80 minutes.
a. What assumption or assumptions do you need to make about the shape of the
population?
b. What is the likelihood the sample mean is greater than 320 minutes?
c. What is the likelihood the sample mean is between 320 and 350 minutes?
d. What is the likelihood the sample mean is greater than 350 minutes?
Recent studies indicate that the typicat 5O-year-old woman spends $350
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personal-care products. The distribution of the amounts spent is positively skewed. We
select a random sample of 40 women. The mean amount spent for those sampled is $335,
and the standard deviation of the sample is $45. What is the likelihood of finding a
sample mean this large or larger from the specified population?
Information from the American Institute of Insurance indicates the mean amount of life
insurance per household in the United States is $110,000. This distribution is positively
skewed. The standard deviation of the population is now known.A random sample of 50
households revealed a mean of $ 1 12,000 and a standard deviation of $40,000.
a. What is the likelihood of selecting a sample with a mean of at least $112,000?
b. What is the likelihood of selecting a sample with a mean of more than $100,000?
c. Find the likelihood of selecting a sample with a mean of more than $100,000 but
less than $112000.
The mean age at which men in the United States marry for the first time is 24.8 years.
The shape and the standard deviation of the population are both unknown. For a random
sample of 60 men, what is the likelihood that the age at which they were married for the
first time is less than 25.1 years? Assume that the standard deviation of the sample is 2.5
years.
A recent study by the Greater Los Angeles Taxi Drivers Association showed that the
mean fare charged for service from Hermosa Beach to the Los Angeles International
Airport is $18.00 and the standard deviation is $3.50. We select a sample of 15 fares.
What is the likelihood that the sample mean is between $17.00 and $20.00?
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