(d) Draw a rough normal diagram for this test statistic and compute the probability. (e) Write a sentence interpreting this probability.

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Historically, cyanide levels in a certain region were 100 mg/kg with standard deviation 80 mg/kg.
A random sample of n = 72 soil samples were taken form this region. What is the probability that
the average cyanide content of this sample is less than 84 mg/kg?
(a) Verify that the assumptions for this computation are met.
1. Independence Assumption, checked by the Randomization Condition:
2. Sample Size Assumption, checked by the Large Enough Condition:
(b) What are the centre and spread of the appropriate Normal distribution.
E(x)
SD(x) =
(c) Compute the z-score for this probability.
(d) Draw a rough normal diagram for this test statistic and compute the probability.
(e) Write a sentence interpreting this probability.
Transcribed Image Text:Historically, cyanide levels in a certain region were 100 mg/kg with standard deviation 80 mg/kg. A random sample of n = 72 soil samples were taken form this region. What is the probability that the average cyanide content of this sample is less than 84 mg/kg? (a) Verify that the assumptions for this computation are met. 1. Independence Assumption, checked by the Randomization Condition: 2. Sample Size Assumption, checked by the Large Enough Condition: (b) What are the centre and spread of the appropriate Normal distribution. E(x) SD(x) = (c) Compute the z-score for this probability. (d) Draw a rough normal diagram for this test statistic and compute the probability. (e) Write a sentence interpreting this probability.
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