Exam 6: Continuous Probability Distributions

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The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25 pounds.What is the minimum weight of the middle 95% of the players?

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z is a standard normal random variable.What is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.1112?

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The exponential probability distribution is used with

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The area of the continuous uniform probability distribution is​

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A continuous random variable may assume

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The starting salaries of individuals with an MBA degree are normally distributed with a mean of $40,000 and a standard deviation of $5,000.What is the probability that a randomly selected individual with an MBA degree will get a starting salary of at least $30,000?

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The uniform distribution defined over the interval from 25 to 40 has the probability density function?

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The uniform probability distribution is used with

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Which of the following are continuous random variables? I.The weight of an elephant II. The time to answer a questionnaire III.The number of floors in a skyscraper IV.The square feet of countertop in a kitchen

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The probability density function for a uniform distribution ranging between 2 and 6 is

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Joe's Record World has two stores and sales at each store follow a normal distribution.For store 1,   Joe's Record World has two stores and sales at each store follow a normal distribution.For store 1,   = $2,000 and  \sigma  = $200 per day; for store 2,   = $1,900 and  \sigma  = $300 per day.Which store is more likely to have a day's sales in excess of $2200? = $2,000 and σ\sigma = $200 per day; for store 2, 11ef1cb6_1812_41f9_98f1_77dedc054caf_TB1213_11 = $1,900 and σ\sigma = $300 per day.Which store is more likely to have a day's sales in excess of $2200?

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The time it takes to travel from home to the office is normally distributed with μ = 25 minutes and σ = 5 minutes.What is the probability the trip takes between 20 and 30 minutes?​

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x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 5 and a variance of 4.The probability that x is greater than 10.52 is

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The random variable x is known to be uniformly distributed between 70 and 90.The probability of x having a value between 80 to 95 is

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