Exercise · ZW-CENTRAL-LIMIT-THEOREM-010 · ★★★ Advanced

With \(\mu=10\), \(\sigma=5\) and \(n=25\), what is the approximate value of \(P(\bar X_n>11)\)? (\(\Phi(1)\approx0.8413\))

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  • D. \(0.1587\)

Explanation

The standard error is \(5/5=1\), \(z=1\) and \(P(Z>1)=1-0.8413=0.1587\).

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