A veterinary researcher takes an SRS of 60 horses presenting with colic. The ave

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A veterinary researcher takes an SRS of 60 horses presenting with colic. The average age of the 60 horses with colic is 12 years. The average age of horses seen at the veterinary clinic was determined to be 10 years. The researcher also determined that the standard deviation of horses coming to the veterinary clinic is 8 years. The probability that a sample mean is 12 or larger for a sample from the horse population is: 0.1264. 0.0264. 0.0100. 0.9736. A veterinary researcher takes an SRS of 60 horses presenting with colic. The average age of the 60 horses with colic is 12 years. The average age of horses seen at the veterinary clinic was determined to be 10 years. The researcher also determined that the standard deviation of horses coming to the veterinary clinic is 8 years. The probability that a sample mean is 12 or larger for a sample from the horse population is: 0.1264. 0.0264. 0.0100. 0.9736.

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Normal Distribution
Mean ( u ) =10
Standard Deviation ( sd )=8
Number ( n ) = 60
Normal Distribution = Z= X- u / (sd/Sqrt(n) ~ N(0,1)                  
P(X < 12) = (12-10)/8/ Sqrt ( 60 )
= 2/1.0328= 1.9365
= P ( Z <1.9365) From Standard NOrmal Table
= 0.9736                  
P(X > = 12) = 1 - P(X < 12)
= 1 - 0.9736 = 0.0264                  

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