A Random Sample of Size 36 Is Taken from a Population

question 136

Multiple Choice

A random sample of size 36 is taken from a population with mean µ = 17 and standard deviation σ = 6. The probability that the sample mean is greater than 18 is ________.

• A) 0.1587
• B) 0.4325
• C) 0.5675
• D) 0.8413

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