Suppose the sediment density (g/cm) of a randomly selected specimen from a certa

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Suppose the sediment density (g/cm) of a randomly selected specimen from a certain region is normally distributed with mean 2.62 and standard deviation 0.94. (a) If a random sample of 25 specimens is selected, what is the probability that the sample average sediment density is at most 3.00? Between 2.62 and 3.00? (Round your answers to four decimal places.) at most 3.00 _____ between 2.62 and 3.00 _____ (b) How large a sample size would be required to ensure that the probability in part (a) is at least 0.99? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.) _____ specimens

Explanation / Answer

a)

P(X <3) = P(Z < 3 - 2.62/0.94/sqrt(25)) = P(Z < 2.021)

= 0.9784

P(2.62 < x < 3) = P(x < 3) - P(X < 2.62)

= 0.9784 - P(Z < 0)

= 0.9784 - 0.5

= 0.4784

b)

P(X < 3) = 0.99

=>

P(Z < 3 -2.62/0.94/sqrt(n)) = 0.99

=>

sqrt(n) * 19/47 = invnorm(0.99)

=>

n = (2.326 * 47/19)^2

= 33

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