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pentagon [3]
3 years ago
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The average cholesterol content of a certain brand of eggs is 215 milligrams, and the standard deviation is 15 milligrams. Assum

e the variable is normally distributed. If a single egg is randomly selected, what is the probability that the egg will be with cholesterol content greater than 220 milligrams

Mathematics
1 answer:
Vaselesa [24]3 years ago
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Answer:

"The probability that the egg will be with cholesterol content greater than 220 milligrams" is 0.37070 (37.070% or simply 37%)

Step-by-step explanation:

We have here a <em>normally distributed random variable</em>. The parameters that characterize this distribution is the <em>mean</em>, \\ \mu, and the <em>standard deviation</em>, \\ \sigma.

In this question, we have that:

  • \\ \mu = 215 milligrams.
  • \\ \sigma = 15 milligrams.

And we want to know the probability that a randomly selected single egg "will be with cholesterol content greater than 220 milligrams."

To answer the latter, we need to use the following key concepts:

  • Z-scores.
  • The cumulative standard normal distribution, and
  • The [cumulative] standard normal table.

The <em>z-scores</em> are standardized values and represent the distance (for the raw score) from the mean in standard deviations units. A <em>positive</em> z-score indicates that it is <em>above</em> \\ \mu and, conversely, a negative result that the value is <em>below</em> it.

The <em>cumulative distribution function</em> generates the values for the <em>cumulative standard normal distribution</em> displayed in the <em>standard normal table</em>.

The <em>standard normal distribution</em> is employed to find probabilities for any normally distributed data and we only need to calculate the corresponding z-score (or standardized value). This distribution has a \\ \mu = 0 and \\ \sigma = 1.

As we can see, all of these concepts are intertwined, and each of them is important because:

  1. To find the corresponding probability, we first need to obtain the <em>z-score</em>.
  2. After this, we can consult the <em>standard normal table</em>, whose values are tabulated from the <em>cumulative standard normal distribution</em>, to find the requested probability.

Finding the probability

We can get the<em> z-score</em> using the formula:

\\ z = \frac{x - \mu}{\sigma} [1]

Where <em>x</em> is the raw value we want to standardize using the previous formula, and, in this case is 220 milligrams, \\ x = 220 milligrams.

Thus (without using units):

\\ z = \frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}

\\ z = \frac{220 - 215}{15}

\\ z = \frac{5}{15}

\\ z = \frac{5}{5} * \frac{1}{3}

\\ z = 1 * \frac{1}{3}

\\ z = 0.3333333...

To consult the <em>standard normal table</em>, we only need \\ z = 0.33, because it only has values for two decimal digits. As a result, the value will be a little inexact (but near to the true value) compared to that obtained using statistical software (or maybe a more precise table).

With this value (which is positive and, therefore, above the mean), we need to carefully see the first column of the mentioned table to find z = 0.3. Then, in the first row, we only need to select that column for which we can add the next digit, in this case, 3 (it appears as +0.03). That is, we are finding the probability for \\ z = 0.33.

Then, the <em>cumulative probability</em> for \\ z = 0.33 is:

\\ P(x

However, the question is asking for "cholesterol content greater than 220 milligrams" or

\\ P(x>220) = P(z>0.33)

Since

\\ P(x220) = 1

Which is the same for a standardized value:

\\ P(z0.33) = 1

Then

\\ P(z>0.33) = 1 - P(z

Therefore

\\ P(x>220) = P(z>0.33) = 1 - P(z

\\ P(x>220) = 1 - P(z

\\ P(x>220) = 1 - 0.62930

\\ P(x>220) = 0.37070

Thus, "the probability that the egg will be with cholesterol content greater than 220 milligrams" is 0.37070 (37.070% or simply 37%).

The graph below shows a shaded area that corresponds to the found probability.  

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