Parameter vs Statistics and Normal Distribution

This data is normally distributed. What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.8%

• 50%

The 40 yards sprint times for a soccer team are found to be normally distributed with a mean of 5.2 seconds and a standard deviation of 0.3 seconds.  What is the z-score for a player who runs a time of 4.6 seconds?

• 0.83

• 1.07

• -2

• -1.07

The scoring of modern IQ is such that Intelligence Quotients (IQs) have a normal distribution of μ= 100 and 𝞂 = 15.

Mensa International is a non-profit organization that accepts only people with IQ score within the top 2%. What level of IQ qualifies one to be a member of Mensa?

• 115

• 130.75

• 145

• 120

The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 1.4 inch. 
If waist sizes are normally distributed, estimate the proportion of teenagers who will have waist   sizes greater than 31 inches?

• 92.4%

• 10.5%

• 16%

• 7.6%

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Suppose the teenagers that attend public high schools get an average of 5.7 hours of sleep each night with a standard deviation of 1.7 hours.  What is the probability that a randomly selected group of 35 high school students get more than 6 hours of sleep each night?

• .430

• .148

• .281

• .087

The incomes in a certain large population of college teachers have a normal distribution with mean $60,000 and standard deviation $5000.  Four teachers are selected at random from this population to serve on a salary review committee.  What is the probability that their average salary exceeds $65,000?

• 0.0228

• 0.1587

• 0.8413

• 0.9772

Which normal distribution has the lowest mean?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

Which normal distribution has the lowest mean?

• Green

• Orange

• Blue

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution

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