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ISBN: 9781938168208

Author: Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 8, Problem 46P

Use the following information answer the next six exercses: One hundred eight Americans were surveyed to determine the number of hours they spend watching television each month. It was revealed that the watched an average of 151 hours each month with a standard deviation of 32 hours. Assume that the underlying population distribution is normal.

46. Which distribution should you use for this problem?

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