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4.5.1 Statistical distributions (A-level only)

4.5.1 Statistical distributions (A-level only)

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Question 123

A quality control technician monitors the viscosity, vvv centipoise (cP), of a batch of synthetic lubricant. The measured viscosity, VVV cP, follows a normal distribution with mean μ\muμ cP and standard deviation 3.23.23.2 cP.

a.

Find the probability that a single measurement of the viscosity is within 2.42.42.4 cP of the mean μ\muμ.

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b.

The technician takes a random sample of 64 independent measurements.

Determine the probability that the sample mean of these 64 results, Vˉ\bar{V}Vˉ, is within 0.60.60.6 cP of μ\muμ.

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c.

Given that the mean of these 64 measurements is 412.5412.5412.5 cP, calculate a 95%95\%95% confidence interval for μ\muμ, giving your limits to three decimal places.

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