In: Statistics and Probability
A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed length, with a mean of 5.7 inches, and standard deviation of 0.8 inches. If one item is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is less than 7.2 inches long?
Solution:
Given:
X = Length of items is normally distributed with a mean of 5.7 inches and standard deviation of 0.8 inches.
that is:
Find:
P( X < 7.2 ) =...........?
Find z score for x = 7.2
Look in z table for z = 1.8 and 0.08 and find corresponding area.
P( Z< 1.88 ) = 0.9699
thus