he average math SAT score is 517 with a standard deviation of 118. A particular high school claims that its students have unusually high math SAT scores. A random sample of 60 students from this school was selected, a ean math SAT score was 554. Is the high school justified in its claim? Explain.

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The average math SAT score is 517 with a standard deviation of 118. A particular high school claims that its students have unusually high math SAT scores. A random sample of 60 students from this school was selected, and the
mean math SAT score was 554. Is the high school justified in its claim? Explain.
because the z-score () is
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
since it
V within the range of a usual event, namely within
of the mean of the sample means
1 standard deviation
2 standard deviations
3 standard deviations
Transcribed Image Text:The average math SAT score is 517 with a standard deviation of 118. A particular high school claims that its students have unusually high math SAT scores. A random sample of 60 students from this school was selected, and the mean math SAT score was 554. Is the high school justified in its claim? Explain. because the z-score () is (Round to two decimal places as needed.) since it V within the range of a usual event, namely within of the mean of the sample means 1 standard deviation 2 standard deviations 3 standard deviations
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