Problem (Modified from Problem 7-10 on page 248). Suppose that the random variable X has the cont...
8.40 stion 4 (6 pt) (Ex. 8.40 on page 409 is modified): Suppose that random variable Y is an observation from a normal distribution with unknown mean u and variance l Find and verify a pivotal quantity that you can use to derive confidence limits for the mean u. Find a 95% lower confidence limit for. a. b. 8.40 Suppose that the random variable Yis an observation from a normal distribution with unknown mean μ and variance 1 . Find...
Suppose that the random variable X has the discrete uniform distribution f(x) = { 1/4, r= 5, 6, 7, 8. 0, otherwise. A random sample of n = 45 is selected from this distribution. Find the probability that the sample mean is greater than 6.7. Round your answer to two decimal places (e.g. 98.76). P= the absolute tolerance is +/-0.01
Multiple Choice Question Let random variable X follows an exponential distribution with probability density function fx(x) = 0.5 exp(-x/2), x > 0. Suppose that {X1, ..., X81} is i.i.d random sample from distribution of X. Approximate the probability of P(X1 +...+X31 > 170). A. 0.67 B. 0.16 C. 0.33 D. 0.95 E. none of the preceding
Suppose x has a distribution with μ = 10 and σ = 7. (a) If a random sample of size n = 40 is drawn, find μx, σ x and P(10 ≤ x ≤ 12). (Round σx to two decimal places and the probability to four decimal places.) μx = σx = P(10 ≤ x ≤ 12) = (b) If a random sample of size n = 63 is drawn, find μx, σ x and P(10 ≤ x ≤ 12)....
Suppose that a random sample of size 64 is to be selected from a population with mean 30 and standard deviation 7. (Use a table or technology.) (a) What are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of x? - 30 0 - 0.875 Describe the shape of the sampling distribution of x. The shape of the sampling distribution of x is approximately normale (b) What is the approximate probability that x will be within 0.5 of the...
Suppose that a random sample of size 64 is to be selected from a population with mean 40 and standard deviation 5. (Use a table or technology.) (a) What are the mean and standard deviation of the x sampling distribution? Describe the shape of the x sampling distribution. The shape of sampling distribution is-Select- (b) What is the approximate probability that will be within 0.5 of the population mean? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (c) What is the...
Central limit theorem 9. Suppose that a random variable X has a continuous uniform distribution fx(3) = (1/2,4 <r <6 o elsewhere (a) Find the distribution of the sample mean of a random sample of size n = 40. (b) Calculate the probability that the sample mean is larger than 5.5.
Question 2 (0.5 points) A random variable X follows a normal distribution with mean of 50 and standard deviation of 5. Suppose we take a simple random sample of size 60 from the population above. Can we calculate the probability that the sample mean is between 45 and 60? (You do not need to actually calculate the probability for this question.) Yes, and the calculated probability would be exact. Yes, and the calculated probability would be approximate. No. Question 3...
Question 1 (0.5 points) A random variable X follows a normal distribution with mean of 50 and standard deviation of 5. Suppose we take a simple random sample of size 6 from the population above. Can we calculate the probability that the sample mean is between 45 and 60? (You do not need to actually calculate the probability for this question.) Yes, and the calculated probability would be exact. Yes, and the calculated probability would be approximate. No. Question 2...
Question 3 (0.5 points) A random variable X has a left-skewed distribution with mean of 50 and standard deviation of 5. Suppose we take a simple random sample of size 6 from the population above. Can we calculate the probability that the sample mean is between 45 and 60? (You do not need to actually calculate the probability for this question.) Yes, and the calculated probability would be exact. Yes, and the calculated probability would be approximate. No.