The Japan Sumo Association Has Begun to Measure the Body

question 46

Essay

The Japan Sumo Association has begun to measure the body fat of wrestlers to try to combat the growing problem of excessive obesity within the sport.As of 2010,the average wrestler weighed 412 pounds.Suppose the weights of sumo wrestlers are normally distributed,with a standard deviation of 37 pounds.What is the probability that a randomly selected wrestler weighs between 350 and 450 pounds?

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A training method in which two stimuli are consistently associated with each other; over time, a reaction initially caused by the second stimulus is triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences, such as procedural memory involved in riding a bike.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following an incident or onset of a disease, while memories from before the event remain intact.