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Data: Student What is your gender? How old are you? What is your height in inche

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Data:

Student

What is your gender?

How old are you?

What is your height in inches?

What is your cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) at FTCC or your primary college?

How many hours do you sleep each night?

1

Male

20

68

3.67

6

2

Female

18

56

3.8

7

3

Female

43

67

3.89

7

4

Female

27

64

3.7

6

5

Female

22

67

3.4

7

6

Female

31

67

3.55

8

7

Female

22

64

2.5

6

8

Female

26

67

2.05

7

9

Male

38

71

0

8

10

Female

25

65

3.5

6

11

Female

28

65

4

4

12

Female

19

63

4

6

13

Female

17

65

0

7

14

Male

17

71

2

9

15

Male

33

68

3

7

16

Female

31

65

4

8

17

Female

19

55

2.5

7

18

Female

25

58

3

8

19

Male

30

69

3.82

7

20

Female

20

64

3.2

6

21

Female

31

69

3.78

6

22

Male

49

70

4

4

23

Female

23

52

2.5

6

24

Female

27

67

2.8

8

25

Male

18

69

0

6

26

Female

41

63

4

6

27

Female

25

60

3

6

28

Male

17

65

3.8

6

29

Female

17

66

4

6

30

Female

30

67

3.82

5

31

Male

17

72

3.44

6

32

Male

19

71

4

7

33

Male

29

56

3.75

4

34

Male

28

68

3.5

7

35

Male

29

69

1.9

8

36

Male

50

73

2.87

6

37

Female

16

67

4

8

38

Female

34

66

3.2

6

39

Female

38

65

4

6

40

Female

24

63

3.2

6

41

Female

34

66

3.2

6

42

Female

19

66

3.68

8

43

Female

24

63

3

7

44

Female

21

63

2.3

5

45

Female

51

66

3

5

46

Female

18

61

3.9

8

47

Male

36

71

2

6

48

Female

20

64

2

7

49

Male

20

69

3

8

50

Female

22

62

2.8

8

51

Female

17

67

0

8

52

Female

25

59

3

8

Problem:

How many hours do you sleep each night? – According to the Mayo clinic, the average adult requires 7 – 8 hours of sleep each night. However, most adults have a hard time meeting that requirement. Medical studies have shown that a lack of sleep leads to health problems and cognitive impairment. The average number of hours that American adults sleep each night is 6.8 hours. The population standard deviation is 1.0 hours. (data from www.get.smarter.com) Assume the hours of sleep are normally distributed.
Find the following: (Round each probability to four decimal places.)

Find the probability that a randomly selected American adult sleep more that 7 hours a night.

Find the mean number of hours that an American Statistics student sleeps each night. Use data set. (Round to one decimal place.)

Find the probability that 52 randomly selected American adults would have a mean sleep time of less than #2 above.

Find the following values

Find the z score for #1 and #3 in part A above (Round each to the nearest hundredth.)

Find the hour, x-value, for each percentile: Low 30%, Top 10%, and 80th percentile. (Round each to the nearest tenth.)

Student

What is your gender?

How old are you?

What is your height in inches?

What is your cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) at FTCC or your primary college?

How many hours do you sleep each night?

1

Male

20

68

3.67

6

2

Female

18

56

3.8

7

3

Female

43

67

3.89

7

4

Female

27

64

3.7

6

5

Female

22

67

3.4

7

6

Female

31

67

3.55

8

7

Female

22

64

2.5

6

8

Female

26

67

2.05

7

9

Male

38

71

0

8

10

Female

25

65

3.5

6

11

Female

28

65

4

4

12

Female

19

63

4

6

13

Female

17

65

0

7

14

Male

17

71

2

9

15

Male

33

68

3

7

16

Female

31

65

4

8

17

Female

19

55

2.5

7

18

Female

25

58

3

8

19

Male

30

69

3.82

7

20

Female

20

64

3.2

6

21

Female

31

69

3.78

6

22

Male

49

70

4

4

23

Female

23

52

2.5

6

24

Female

27

67

2.8

8

25

Male

18

69

0

6

26

Female

41

63

4

6

27

Female

25

60

3

6

28

Male

17

65

3.8

6

29

Female

17

66

4

6

30

Female

30

67

3.82

5

31

Male

17

72

3.44

6

32

Male

19

71

4

7

33

Male

29

56

3.75

4

34

Male

28

68

3.5

7

35

Male

29

69

1.9

8

36

Male

50

73

2.87

6

37

Female

16

67

4

8

38

Female

34

66

3.2

6

39

Female

38

65

4

6

40

Female

24

63

3.2

6

41

Female

34

66

3.2

6

42

Female

19

66

3.68

8

43

Female

24

63

3

7

44

Female

21

63

2.3

5

45

Female

51

66

3

5

46

Female

18

61

3.9

8

47

Male

36

71

2

6

48

Female

20

64

2

7

49

Male

20

69

3

8

50

Female

22

62

2.8

8

51

Female

17

67

0

8

52

Female

25

59

3

8

Explanation / Answer

Solutions:

Find the probability that a randomly selected American adult sleep more that 7 hours a night.

Answer:

We are given that the hours of sleep follows a normal distribution.

Mean = 6.8

SD = 1

We have to find P(X>7)

P(X>7) = 1 – P(X<7)

Z = (X – Mean) / SD

Z = (7 – 6.8) / 1

Z = 0.2

P(Z<0.2) = P(X<7) = 0.579259709

P(X>7) = 1 – P(X<7)

P(X>7) = 1 – 0.579259709

P(X>7) = 0.420740291

Required probability = 0.420740291

Find the mean number of hours that an American Statistics student sleeps each night. Use data set. (Round to one decimal place.)

Answer:

From the given data, the mean number of hours that an American Statistics student sleeps each night is 6.615385 hours.

Answer = 6.6 hours

Find the probability that 52 randomly selected American adults would have a mean sleep time of less than #2 above.

Answer:

We have to find P(Xbar<6.6)

We are given n = 52

Z = (Xbar - µ) / [/sqrt(n)]

We are given

µ = Mean = 6.8

= SD = 1

n = 52

Z = (6.6 – 6.8) / [ 1/sqrt(52)]

Z = -0.2/ 0.138675

Z = -1.44222

P(Z< -1.44222) = P(Xbar<6.6) = 0.07462

Required probability = 0.07462

Find the z score for #1 and #3 in part A above (Round each to the nearest hundredth.)

Answer:

For #1

Z = (X – Mean) / SD

Z = (7 – 6.8) / 1

Z = 0.20

For #3

Z = (Xbar - µ) / [/sqrt(n)]

Z = (6.6 – 6.8) / [ 1/sqrt(52)]

Z = -0.2/ 0.138675

Z = -1.44

Find the hour, x-value, for each percentile: Low 30%, Top 10%, and 80th percentile. (Round each to the nearest tenth.)

Answer:

X = Mean + Z*SD

µ = Mean = 6.8

= SD = 1

For Low 30%

Z = -0.5244

X = 6.8 – 0.5244*1 = 6.275599

X = 6.3

For top 10%

Z = 1.281552

X = 6.8 + 1.281552*1 = 8.081552

X = 8.1

For 80th percentile

Z = 0.841621

X = 6.8 + 0.841621*1 = 7.641621

X = 7.6

(All Z values are taken from z-table or excel)