At a Computer Manufacturing Company, the Actual Size of a Particular

question 25

Short Answer

At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of a particular type of computer chips is
normally distributed with a mean of 1 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.1 centimeter. A
random sample of 12 computer chips is taken. Above what value do 2.5% of the sample means
fall?

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