Respuesta :
Answer:
0.9987 = 99.87% probability that the mean weight of 4 eggs in a package is less than 68.5g
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this question, we use the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.
Normal Probability Distribution:
Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the zscore of a measure X is given by:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
Central Limit Theorem
The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]s = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex].
For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.
Mean weight of 67g and a sample standard deviation of 1g.
This means that [tex]\mu = 67, \sigma = 1[/tex]
Sample of 4
This means that [tex]n = 4, s = \frac{1}{\sqrt{4}} = 0.5[/tex]
What is the probability that the mean weight of 4 eggs in a package is less than 68.5g?
This is the pvalue of Z when X = 68.5. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
By the Central Limit Theorem
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{68.5 - 67}{0.5}[/tex]
[tex]Z = 3[/tex]
[tex]Z = 3[/tex] has a pvalue of 0.9987
0.9987 = 99.87% probability that the mean weight of 4 eggs in a package is less than 68.5g
