PRACTICE OF STATS - 1 TERM ACCESS CODE
PRACTICE OF STATS - 1 TERM ACCESS CODE
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Author: BALDI
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.25E

(a)

To determine

To find out what percentof people have WAIS scores above 100 and above 145 and below 85 .

(a)

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Answer to Problem 11.25E

50% of people have WAIS scores above 100 , 0.15% of people have WAIS scores above 145 and 16% of people have WAIS scores below 85 .

Explanation of Solution

In the question, it is given that the scale of scores is set separately for each age group and is approximately Normal with mean 100 and standard deviation 15 . We will use 689599.7 rule to solve the problem. As we know that the empirical rule, also known as the three-sigma rule or the 689599.7 rule, provides a quick estimate of the spread of data in a normal distribution given the mean and standard deviation. Specifically, the empirical rule states that for a normal distribution:

68% of the data will fall within one standard deviation of the mean.

95% of the data will fall within two standard deviations of the mean.

Almost all 99.7% of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

Thus, to calculate the percent of people have WAIS scores above 100 we have that 100 is the mean of the data then we can say that about 50% of people have WAIS scores above 100 as mean is the center of the normal graph.

And to calculate the percent of people have WAIS scores above 145 , we have,

First calculate the z -value as,

  z=xμσ=14510015=3

So, it has three standard deviations above the mean so, using 689599.7 rule we have,

  =10.9972=0.0015=0.15%

Thus, 0.15% of people have WAIS scores above 145 .

And to calculate the percent of people have WAIS scores below 85 , we have,

First calculate the z -value as,

  z=xμσ=8510015=1

So, it has one standard deviation below the mean so, using 689599.7 rule we have,

  =10.682=0.16=16%

Thus, 16% of people have WAIS scores below 85 .

(b)

To determine

To find out what percent of adults would qualify for membership.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 11.25E

  2.5% of adults would qualify for membership.

Explanation of Solution

In the question, it is given that the scale of scores is set separately for each age group and is approximately Normal with mean 100 and standard deviation 15 . We will use 689599.7 rule to solve the problem. As we know that the empirical rule, also known as the three-sigma rule or the 689599.7 rule, provides a quick estimate of the spread of data in a normal distribution given the mean and standard deviation. Specifically, the empirical rule states that for a normal distribution:

68% of the data will fall within one standard deviation of the mean.

95% of the data will fall within two standard deviations of the mean.

Almost all 99.7% of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

Thus, to calculate the percent of adults would qualify for membershipfor which scores should be 130 or higher, we have,

First calculate the z -value as,

  z=xμσ=13010015=2

So, it has two standard deviations above the mean so, using 689599.7 rule we have,

  =10.952=0.025=2.5%

Thus, 2.5% of adults would qualify for membership.

(c)

To determine

To find out about what percent of adults are mentally retarded according to this criterion.

(c)

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 11.25E

  2.5% of adults are mentally retarded according to this criterion.

Explanation of Solution

In the question, it is given that the scale of scores is set separately for each age group and is approximately Normal with mean 100 and standard deviation 15 . We will use 689599.7 rule to solve the problem. As we know that the empirical rule, also known as the three-sigma rule or the 689599.7 rule, provides a quick estimate of the spread of data in a normal distribution given the mean and standard deviation. Specifically, the empirical rule states that for a normal distribution:

68% of the data will fall within one standard deviation of the mean.

95% of the data will fall within two standard deviations of the mean.

Almost all 99.7% of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

Thus, to calculate the percent of adults are mentally retarded according to this criterion for which scores should be 70 or lower, we have,

First calculate the z -value as,

  z=xμσ=7010015=2

So, it has two standard deviations below the mean so, using 689599.7 rule we have,

  =10.952=0.025=2.5%

Thus, 2.5% of adults are mentally retarded according to this criterion.

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