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According to the Current Results website, the state of California has a mean annual rainfall of 25 inches, whereas the state of New York has a mean annual rainfall of 52 inches. Assume that the standard deviation for both states is 3 inches. A sample of 30 years of rainfall for California and a sample of 45 years of rainfall for New York has been taken. Use z-table.
a. Show the probability distribution of the sample mean annual rainfall for California. This is a graph of a normal distribution with E(x)=_____ and Ox=______ (round to 4 decimal places)
b. What is the probability that the sample mean is within 1 inch of the population mean for California? (round to 4 decimal places)
c. What is the probability that the sample mean is within 1 inch of the population mean for New York? (round to 4 decimal places)
d. In which case, part (b) or part (c), is the probability of obtaining a sample mean within 1 inch of the population mean greater? Why?