Find the probability that the sample mean is between seven and 11

Short Answer

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The probability that the sample mean is between seven and 11 is approximately77.99%

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

Given in the question that the length of time a particular smartphone's battery lasts follows an exponential distribution with a mean of ten months.

A sample of 64of these smartphones is taken.

02

Standard Deviation of the Exponential Distribution

According to the information, we observed that the mean of the distribution is:

μ=10

The probability density function of exponential distribution X~Exp(m)

Where, mis the decay parameter.

Therefore,

f(X)=me(-mX)

Where, role="math" localid="1649331353581" X0and m>0

The standard deviation of the exponential distribution isσ=μ=10

03

Distribution of Mean

Consider X¯as the mean length time of 64batteries last, then the distribution of mean length of 64batteries will follow the normal distribution.

The distribution of X¯is the mean length time of 64batteries last is given as below:

X¯-Nμx,σx/n

X¯~N(10,10/64)

X¯~N(10,10/8)

04

Using Ti-83 calculator 

Let's use Ti-83 calculator to find the probability :

For this, click on 2nd.

Then DISTR and then scroll down to the normalcdf option and enter the provided details. After this, click on ENTER button of calculator to get the result.

Hence, the value of P(7<X¯<11)is approximately 77.99%.

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