A Sample of Size 40 Is Taken from an Infinite

question 66

Multiple Choice

A sample of size 40 is taken from an infinite population whose mean and standard deviation are 68 and 12,respectively.The probability that the sample mean is larger than 70 equals

• A)P(Z > 70)
• B)P(Z > 2)
• C)P(Z > 0.17)
• D)P(Z > 1.05)

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