document.write( "Question 323746: 2. Assume the body temperatures of healthy adults are normally distributed with a mean of 98.20 °F and a standard deviation of 0.62 °F (based on data from the University of Maryland researchers). \n" );
document.write( "a. If you have a body temperature of 99.00 °F, what is your percentile score? \n" );
document.write( "b. Convert 99.00 °F to a standard score (or a z-score). \n" );
document.write( "c. Is a body temperature of 99.00 °F unusual? Why or why not? \n" );
document.write( "d. Fifty adults are randomly selected. What is the likelihood that the mean of their body temperatures is 97.98 °F or lower? \n" );
document.write( "e. A person’s body temperature is found to be 101.00 °F. Is the result unusual? Why or why not? What should you conclude? \n" );
document.write( "f. What body temperature is the 95th percentile? \n" );
document.write( "g. What body temperature is the 5th percentile? \n" );
document.write( "h. Bellevue Hospital in New York City uses 100.6 °F as the lowest temperature considered to indicate a fever. What percentage of normal and healthy adults would be considered to have a fever? Does this percentage suggest that a cutoff of 100.6 °F is appropriate? \n" );
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