You Have Just Read That Chickens Have a Relatively Low

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You have just read that chickens have a relatively low level of body fat. The population mean percentage of fat in a chicken is reported to be 32% with the standard deviation of 8.7%. How likely is it that you could randomly select a sample of 12 chickens from the population that would have a mean of 26% body fat or less?

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Definitions:

Identical Twins

Twins that develop from a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material, and are also known as monozygotic twins.

Fraternal Twins

Twins born from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in siblings that are genetically unique from each other.

Brother and Sister

A familial relationship describing male and female siblings who share one or both parents in common.

Heredity

The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.