Question 153427:  Can somone please tell me how to do this i am so confused.
 
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.
 
Convert each of the following X intervals to standardized Z intervals:
 
a) x is less than or equal to 7.5
 
b) 5 is less than or equal to X is less than or equa to 8
 
c)  x is greater than or equal to 4
 
Convert each of the following z intervals to raw score X intervals
 
d) z is greater than or equal to -2
 
e) 0 is less than or equal to Z is less than or equal to 2
 
f) Z is less than or equal to 3
 
Thank you for your help in advance
 
jill 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
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.  
Convert each of the following X intervals to standardized Z intervals:  
a) x is less than or equal to 7.5  
Find the z score of 7.5 
z(7.5) = (7.5-6.8)/2.1 = 0.333333... 
z-interval: z <= 0.33333.... 
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b) 5 is less than or equal to X is less than or equal to 8  
z(5) = (5-6.8)/2.1 = -0.8571... 
z(8) = (8-6.8)/2.1 = 0.5714... 
z-interval: (-0.8571 < z < 0.5714) 
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c) x is greater than or equal to 4  
Find z(4) then write the z-interval. 
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Convert each of the following z intervals to raw score X intervals  
d) z is greater than or equal to -2  
x(z) = sigma*z + u 
x(-2) = 2.1*-2 + 6.8 = 2.6 
x-interval: x >= 2.6 
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e) 0 is less than or equal to Z is less than or equal to 2 
x(0) = 2.1*0 + 6.8 = 6.8 
x(2) = 2.1*2 + 6.8 = 11 
x-interval : 6.8 <= x <= 11 
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f) Z is less than or equal to 3  
Use the same process on this problem. 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
 
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