The most common test for osteoporosis (low bone density) is a bone density scan by a DEXA test (dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry). The bone density of a population is normally distributed. A woman has the test and finds that she has a bone density of 932 grams per square centimeter, which puts her at a density where approximately 12% of the population has bone density less than hers. In the population of women her age, the mean bone density is 956 grams per square centimeter. What is the standard deviation for the bone density? 22.

The most common test for osteoporosis (low bone density) is a bone density scan by a DEXA test (dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry). The bone density of a population is normally distributed. A woman has the test and finds that she has a bone density of 932 grams per square centimeter, which puts her at a density where approximately 12% of the population has bone density less than hers. In the population of women her age, the mean bone density is 956 grams per square centimeter. What is the standard deviation for the bone density? 22.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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