Chapter 6.1, Problem 38E

Serum Cholesterol Levels. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, published by the National Center for Health Statistics, the serum (noncellular portion of blood) total cholesterol level of U.S. females 20 years old or older is normally distributed with a mean of 206 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) and a standard deviation of 44.7 mg/dL. Let x denote serum total cholesterol level for U.S. females 20 years old or older.

1. a. Sketch the distribution of the variable x.
2. b. Obtain the standardized version, z, of x.
3. c. Identify and sketch the distribution of z.
4. d. The percentage of U.S. females 20 years old or older who have a serum total cholesterol level between 150 mg/dL and 250 mg/dL is equal to the area under the standard normal curve between _______ and _______.
5. e. The percentage of U.S. females 20 years old or older who have a serum total cholesterol level below 220 mg/dL is equal to the area under the standard normal curve that lies to the _______ of _______.