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Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution

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Question 11

The height of a certain species of sunflower, in cm, is normally distributed with a mean of 180 cm and a standard deviation of 12 cm. A gardener has one of these sunflowers.

a.

Find the probability that the sunflower is taller than 170 cm.

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b.

A sunflower is already 170 cm tall. Find the probability that it grows to be taller than 195 cm.

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c.

The gardener believes that the mean height of these sunflowers is greater than 180 cm. He took a random sample of 36 sunflowers and found that their mean height was 183.5 cm. Stating your hypotheses clearly and using a 5% level of significance, test the gardener's belief.

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Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution Questions

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Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 132 questions, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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