At a Computer Manufacturing Company, the Actual Size of Computer

question 57

Essay

At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size 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. What is the probability that the sample mean will be below 0.95 centimeters?

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