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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a diet program in reducing the weight of obese people. Eight randomly selected patients were put on this diet and the amount of weight losses (in pounds) were recorded. Suppose the sample mean and the sample standard deviation of weight losses were 36 and 5.291503 pounds, respectively. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the average weight loss and based on the confidence interval constructed determine if you would expect to see an average weight loss of 35 pounds. (Assume that samples were taken independently from a normal distribution.)

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90% CI: (32.45478, 39.54522), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is not expected to see.

90% CI: (34.74658, 37.25342), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is expected to see.

90% CI: (32.45478, 39.54522), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is expected to see.

90% CI: (33.35278, 38.64722), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is expected to see.

90% CI: (34.74658, 37.25342), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is not expected to see.

90% CI: (33.35278, 38.64722), an average weight loss of 35 pounds is not expected to see.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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