Elementary Statistics
Elementary Statistics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321836960
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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The taxi-in times for 48 flights that landed in Los Angeles have a mean of 11.4 min and a standard deviation of 7.0 min. What is the z score for a taxi-in time of 6 min?

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