SOLUTION: Assume the population of heights of female college students is approximately normally distributed with mean of 46 inches and standard deviation of 4.00 inches. A random sample of 1

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Question 333666: Assume the population of heights of female college students is approximately normally distributed with mean of 46 inches and standard deviation of 4.00 inches. A random sample of 18 heights is obtained. Find the proportion of female college students whose height is greater than 45 inches.
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Assume the population of heights of female college students is approximately normally distributed with mean of 46 inches and standard deviation of 4.00 inches. A random sample of 18 heights is obtained. Find the proportion of female college students whose height is greater than 45 inches.
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z(45) = (45-46)/4 = -1/4
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P(x > 45) = P(z > -1/4) = 0.5987
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