In: Statistics and Probability
Full-time college students report spending a mean of 32 hours per week on academic activities, both inside and outside the classroom. Assume the standard deviation of time spent on academic activities is 6 hours.
If you select a random sample of 25 full-time college students, what is the probability that the mean time spent on academic activities is at least 30 hours per week?
Solution :
Given that ,
mean = = 32
standard deviation = = 6
n = 25
= 32 and
= / n = 6 / 25 = 1.2
P( 30) = 1 - P( 30)
= 1 - P(( - ) / (30 - 32) / 1.2)
= 1 - P(z -1.67)
= 1 - 0.0475
= 0.9525
Probability = 0.9525