A Research Study Investigated Differences Between Male and Female Students

question 78

Multiple Choice

A research study investigated differences between male and female students. Based on the study results, we can assume the population mean and standard deviation for the GPA of male students are µ = 3.5 and σ = .5. Suppose a random sample of 100 male students is selected and the GPA for each student is calculated. What is the probability that the random sample of 100 male students has a mean GPA greater than 3.42?

• A) .0548
• B) .4364
• C) .9452
• D) .5636

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