document.write( "Question 153427: Can somone please tell me how to do this i am so confused.\r
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document.write( "Let X be a random variable that represents the length of time it takes a student to write a term paper for Dr. Adam's Sociology class. After interviewing many students, it was found that X has an approximately normal distribution with mean U = 6.8 hours and standard deviation O=2.1 hours.\r
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document.write( "Convert each of the following X intervals to standardized Z intervals:\r
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document.write( "a) x is less than or equal to 7.5\r
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document.write( "b) 5 is less than or equal to X is less than or equa to 8\r
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document.write( "c) x is greater than or equal to 4\r
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document.write( "Convert each of the following z intervals to raw score X intervals\r
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document.write( "d) z is greater than or equal to -2\r
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document.write( "e) 0 is less than or equal to Z is less than or equal to 2\r
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document.write( "f) Z is less than or equal to 3\r
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document.write( "Thank you for your help in advance\r
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document.write( "jill \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #112928 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! After interviewing many students, it was found that X has an approximately normal distribution with mean U = 6.8 hours and standard deviation O=2.1 hours. \n" ); document.write( "Convert each of the following X intervals to standardized Z intervals: \n" ); document.write( "a) x is less than or equal to 7.5 \n" ); document.write( "Find the z score of 7.5 \n" ); document.write( "z(7.5) = (7.5-6.8)/2.1 = 0.333333... \n" ); document.write( "z-interval: z <= 0.33333.... \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) 5 is less than or equal to X is less than or equal to 8 \n" ); document.write( "z(5) = (5-6.8)/2.1 = -0.8571... \n" ); document.write( "z(8) = (8-6.8)/2.1 = 0.5714... \n" ); document.write( "z-interval: (-0.8571 < z < 0.5714) \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "c) x is greater than or equal to 4 \n" ); document.write( "Find z(4) then write the z-interval. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Convert each of the following z intervals to raw score X intervals \n" ); document.write( "d) z is greater than or equal to -2 \n" ); document.write( "x(z) = sigma*z + u \n" ); document.write( "x(-2) = 2.1*-2 + 6.8 = 2.6 \n" ); document.write( "x-interval: x >= 2.6 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "e) 0 is less than or equal to Z is less than or equal to 2 \n" ); document.write( "x(0) = 2.1*0 + 6.8 = 6.8 \n" ); document.write( "x(2) = 2.1*2 + 6.8 = 11 \n" ); document.write( "x-interval : 6.8 <= x <= 11 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "f) Z is less than or equal to 3 \n" ); document.write( "Use the same process on this problem. \n" ); document.write( "============================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |