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Chapter 7, Problem 45SE

The mean television viewing time for Americans is 15 hours per week (Money, November 2003). Suppose a sample of 60 Americans is taken to further investigate viewing habits. Assume the population standard deviation for weekly viewing time is σ = 4 hours.

a. What is the probability the sample mean will be within 1 hour of the population mean?
b. What is the probability the sample mean will be within 45 minutes of the population mean?

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Solution Summary: The author calculates the probability that the sample mean will be within 1 hour of the population mean. The mean television viewing time for Americans is 15 hours per week.

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