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a) 33% probability that a single student randomly chosen from all those taking the test scores 21 or higher.
b) 0.39% probability that the mean score for 76 students randomly selected from all who took the test nationally is 20.4 or higher
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this question, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.
Normal probability distribution:
Problems of normally distributed samples are solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean and standard deviation
, the zscore of a measure X is given by:
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
Central limit theorem:
The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a random variable X, with mean and standard deviation
, the sample means with size n of at least 30 can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean
and standard deviation
In this problem, we have that:
a) What is the probability that a single student randomly chosen from all those taking the test scores 21 or higher?
This is 1 subtracted by the pvalue of Z when X = 21. So
has a pvalue of 0.67
1 - 0.67 = 0.33
33% probability that a single student randomly chosen from all those taking the test scores 21 or higher.
b) The average score of the 76 students at Northside High who took the test was x =20.4. What is the probability that the mean score for 76 students randomly selected from all who took the test nationally is 20.4 or higher?
Now we have
This probability is 1 subtracted by the pvalue of Z when X = 20.4. So
By the Central Limit Theorem
has a pvalue of 0.9961
1 - 0.9961 = 0.0039
0.39% probability that the mean score for 76 students randomly selected from all who took the test nationally is 20.4 or higher
We have the equation
Let's complete the square, to do it let's add and subtract 25 on the right side
Now we can have y in function of x
Now we can already identify the vertex because it's in the vertex form:
Where the vertex is
As we can see, h = 5 and k = -2, then the vertex is
Now we can continue and find the focus, the focus is
We have a = 1/20, therefore
The focus is
And the last one, the directrix, it's
Then
Hence the correct answer is: vertex (5, -2); focus (5, 3); directrix y = -7