Q:

The basal diameter of a sea anemone is an indicator of its age, and in a certain population of anemones, the distribution of basal diameters is approximately normal with a mean of 5.3 cm and a standard deviation of 1.8 cm. suppose you randomly select five anemones from this population.a. what is the probability that all five anemones have a basal diameter more than 5.5 cm? (2pt)

Accepted Solution

A:
Given:
ΞΌ = 5.3 cm, population mean
Οƒ = 1.8 cm, population sandard deviation
n = 5, sample size

The random variable is x = .5 cm.
The z-score is
[tex]z = \frac{x-\mu}{\sigma / \sqrt{n} } = \frac{5.5-5.3}{1.8/ \sqrt{5} } =0.2485[/tex]

From standard table, obtain
P(x>5.5) = 1Β  - 0.598 = 0.402

Answer: 0.402