In: Statistics and Probability
Suppose that the distance of fly balls hit to the outfield (in baseball) is normally distributed with a mean of 250 feet and a standard deviation of 50 feet. We randomly sample 49 fly balls. What is the probability that the 49 balls traveled an average of less than 240 feet?
Solution :
Given that ,
mean = = 250
standard deviation = = 50
n = 49
= 250
= / n = 50 / 49=7.1429
P( <240 ) = P[( - ) / < (240 -250) /7.1429 ]
= P(z < -1.40)
Using z table
= 0.0808
probability=0.0808