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The Normal Distribution

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Question 50

The time taken for a computer script to complete a specific task is normally distributed with a mean of 40 seconds and a standard deviation of 6 seconds.

a.

Find the probability of the script taking longer than 50 seconds.

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b.

A developer suspects that a recent update has changed the mean completion time.

Write down a null and alternative hypothesis for a two-tailed test.

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c.

A random sample of 9 scripts is run, resulting in a mean completion time of 45 seconds.

Test at the 1% significance level whether there is evidence that the mean completion time has changed.

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