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A recent study found that the average length of caterpillars was 2.8 centimeters with a
standard deviation of 0.7 centimeters. what is the probability that a randomly selected caterpillar will have a
length longer than (greater than) 4.0 centimeters?


Sagot :

Using the normal distribution, it is found that there is a 0.0436 = 4.36% probability that a randomly selected caterpillar will have a length longer than (greater than) 4.0 centimeters.

Normal Probability Distribution

The z-score of a measure X of a normally distributed variable with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex] is given by:

[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

  • The z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is above or below the mean.
  • Looking at the z-score table, the p-value associated with this z-score is found, which is the percentile of X.

In this problem, the mean and the standard deviation are given, respectively, by:

[tex]\mu = 2.8, \sigma = 0.7[/tex].

The probability that a randomly selected caterpillar will have a length longer than (greater than) 4.0 centimeters is one subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 4, hence:

[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

[tex]Z = \frac{4 - 2.8}{0.7}[/tex]

Z = 1.71

Z = 1.71 has a p-value of 0.9564.

1 - 0.9564 = 0.0436.

0.0436 = 4.36% probability that a randomly selected caterpillar will have a length longer than (greater than) 4.0 centimeters.

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