Stat 300: TEST #4 – 100 points Name _________________________________________________

Curran: THE Continuous Normal PD Free-Response – 4 points each

1] In an N  0,1 distribution, what z  scores are at P1 and P86 ?

____________ = P1 ____________ = P86

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2] What is the Central Limit Theorem? Basically, it allows us to treat a sample mean’s  x 's
distribution as normal whenever one of two conditions is satisfied. What are these conditions? What
then will be the mean and the standard deviation of x ' s distribution?

Condition 1: ______________________________________________________________________

Condition 2: ______________________________________________________________________

Mean of x 's distribution: _________________________________________________________

Std dev of x 's distribution: _______________________________________________________

3] The Graduate Record Examinations are widely used to help predict the performance of applicants
to graduate schools. The GRE has an N  544 pts, 103 pts  distribution. Assuming only whole
number scores are possible, what is the minimum score needed to land in the top 8% of all scores?

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Directions: In 4-6, let the length of time to complete a certain test be normally distributed with   95 and
  15 , each measured in minutes. Assume a subject who will take this test is randomly chosen.
4] Find the chances that the time this subject takes to complete the test is no more than 85
minutes.

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5] Find the two times that separate the middle 70% of test times from both the lower 15% and the
upper 15% of test times.

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6] If 25 subjects are selected at random and given this test, what is the probability that their mean
test time exceeds 100 minutes?

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7] The ages of dollar bills in current circulation has an extremely skewed right distribution with
mean 8 years and variance 36 years. If an SRS of size 64 dollar bills is chosen, find the probability
that the mean age of this sample of dollar bills is between 9 and 10 years.

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Directions: An SRS of size 120 is chosen from a population where P(AB type blood) = 0.05 . Let X = the
number of donors with AB blood. Then X has a binomial distribution with   np and   npq .
Further, since both np  5 and nq  5 , you may use a normal distribution to approximate probabilities, as
long as you make an appropriate continuity correction beforehand. Do these problems using either the skills
you learned to compute binomial probabilities or the skills you learned to compute normal probabilities.

8] ________________ P  X  7

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9] ________________ P  X  10 

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10] ________________ P  4  X  8

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11] ________________ P  X  2

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Multiple-Choice (2 points each)

Directions: Suppose the differences between actual outdoor temperature and that which a certain
brand’s thermometer reads as the outdoor temperature vary normally with mean difference 0 and
the standard deviation of differences 1, both measured in degrees Fahrenheit. Use this information
to answer problems 1-10. Let Z = the difference between the actual temperature and the
thermometer’s reading. Assume a time at which to read outdoor temperature is chosen at random.

1] Determine P  Z   1.75 

a. .0409 b. .0401 c. .9591 d. .9599 e. None of these

2] Determine P  Z  0.5 

a. .3085 b. .4801 c. .5199 d. .6915 e. None of these

3] Determine P  2.75  Z   0.44  .

a. .3270 b. .3330 c. .6670 d. .6730 e. None of these

4] Determine P  Z  1.645  .

a. .0500 b. .0505 c. .9495 d. .9505 e. .9500

5] Determine P  Z   1.19 or Z  0.33 .

a. .2537 b. .4877 c. .5123 d. .7463 e. None of these

6] What are the chances the difference in temps is between 4F & 7F ?

a. .0000 b. .00% c. 1.0000 d. 100.00% e. None of these

7] What is the difference in temps located at P7 ?

a. 2.455F b. 1.408F c. 1.48F d. 0.52F e. 0.502F

8] What is the difference in temps located at D7 ?

a. 2.455F b. 1.408F c. 1.48F d. 0.52F e. 0.502F

9] What are the differences in temps that separate the middle 50% of differences from all of the
other differences?

a. 0.2514F b. .4972F c. 0.67F d. 0.67F e. 0.67F

10] In the distribution of all possible differences in temperatures, about where is 0.44F located?

a. P1 b. P33 c. P44 d. P56 e. P67

11] If you flip a fair coin 12 times, how many ways can you get exactly 5 heads?

12  12  12! 12  11  10  9  8  7!

a. 5  b. 7 c. d. e. All of these.
    5!  7! 5  4  3  2  1  7!
Directions: For problems 12-17, let Z have a standard normal N  0,1 distribution.

12] Find a given P  0  Z  a   0.44

a. –1.555 b. –1.175 c. –0.15 d. 1.555 e. None of these

13] Find c given P  Z  c   0.02

a. –2.88 b. –2.05 c. 2.05 d. 2.5 e. None of these

14] Find d given P  Z  d   0.9

a. –2.33 b. –1.28 c. 1.28 d. 2.33 e. None of these

15] Find e given P  Z  e   0.116

a. –1.20 b. –1.19 c. 1.19 d. 1.20 e. None of these

16] Determine the value of k such that P  k  Z   1  .13

a. –1.90 b. –0.33 c. 0.33 d. .0287 e. None of these

17] In the distribution of all possible Z scores, about where is z   1.175 located?

a. D12 b. P12 c. D88 d. P88 e. too little info to determine

Directions: For problems 18-20, suppose the population parameters for the continuous random
variable X are   3.24 and  2  .0729 . Answer these questions assuming an SRS of size 81 was
chosen from this population and its sample mean  x  was 3.2481.
18] What is the standard deviation of the distribution of x?
a. .0009 b. .0081 c. .03 d. .0729 e. .27

19] What will be the mean of the distribution for the sample mean x?
a. .04 b. .36 c. .3609 d. 3.24 e. 3.2481

20] What will be the standard deviation of the distribution for the sample mean x?
a. .0009 b. .0081 c. .03 d. .0729 e. .27

21] When applying the Empirical Rule in a normal distribution, the position that separates the
bottom 97.5% of the dataset from the upper 2.5% is _____ standard deviations __________ the mean.

a. 2, below b. 1, below c. 1, above d. 2, above e. 3, above

22] The ages of dollar bills in current circulation has an extremely skewed right distribution with
mean 8 years and variance 36 years. If an SRS of size 64 dollar bills is chosen, what X value
would be positioned at the “starred tickmark?” Assume the tickmarks shown are exactly one
standard deviation apart from each other.

a. 9.5

b. 17

c. 20

d. 80

e. None of these

Directions: (1 point each) In problems 23-31, bubble A if the statement is true, and B if it is false.

23] It is suitable to use a normal distribution to estimate the probabilities in a binomial distribution
when n  35, p  0.14 .

24] It is suitable to use a normal distribution to estimate the probabilities in a binomial distribution
when n  64, p  0.94 .

25] It is suitable to use a normal distribution to estimate the probabilities in a binomial distribution
when n  56, q  9% .
26] After completing investigation #5 in assessing the normality of a dataset, if the conclusion
drawn by a statistician was “fail to reject normality,” then the Normal Quantile Plot did not depart
dramatically from looking like a straight line.

27] In any normal distribution, one standard deviation above the mean is at P68 .

28] In any normal distribution, one standard deviation below the mean is at P16 .

29] Standard deviation is an example of a statistic that does not target its population parameter.

30] Variance is an example of a statistic that does not target its population parameter.

31] When applying the rare-event rule, if P  event  is more than the defined threshold for rareness,
then the conclusion drawn by a statistician will be to reject the original assumption.

Directions: In problems 32-34, bubble A if the exercise is beyond the scope of this course, and B if
it is not. Caution: Do not compute the answer to the probability question that is presented in each
of these problem situations (1 point each).

32] The ages of five dollar bills in current circulation has an extremely skewed right distribution
with mean 4 years and standard deviation 1.5 years. If an SRS of size 35 bills is chosen, find the
probability that the mean age of this sample of five dollar bills is not more than 7 years.

33] Let X = any real number between 0 and 1. Then X has a uniform distribution with   0.5 and
  0.28 . If an SRS of size 26 real numbers between 0 and 1 is chosen, what is the probability that
the mean of these 26 real numbers is greater than 0.6?

34] Heights of adult males are normally distributed and have an N  69", 2.5" distribution. If an
SRS of size 9 is chosen, what is the probability that the sample mean is at least 6 feet?

Your Own Personal Score-Card (for instructor use only):

Multiple Choice: Problems 1-22 are 2 points each. Your score = ___________ - 44

True-False: Problems 23-34 are 1 point each. Your score = ___________ - 12

Free-Response: Problems 1-11 are 4 points each. Your score = ___________ - 44

OVERALL Score: ___________ - 100