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Answer:
u = 4.604 , s = 2.903
u' = 23.025 , s' = 6.49
Step-by-step explanation:
Solution:
- We will use the distribution to calculate mean and standard deviation of random variable X.
- Mean = u = E ( X ) = Sum ( X*p(x) )
u = 1*0.229 + 2*0.113 + 3*0.114 + 4*0.076 + 5*0.052 + 6*0.027 + 7*0.031 + 8*0.358.
u = 4.604
- Standard deviation s = sqrt ( Var ( X ) = sqrt ( E ( X^2) + [E(X)]^2
s = sqrt [ 1*0.229 + 4*0.113 + 9*0.114 + 16*0.076 + 25*0.052 + 36*0.027 + 49*0.031 + 64*0.358 - 4.604^2 ]
s = sqrt ( 8.429184 )
s = 2.903
- We will use properties of E ( X ) and Var ( X ) as follows:
- Mean = u' = E (Rate*X) = Rate*E(X) = $5*u =
u' = $5*4.605
u' = 23.025
- standard deviation = s' = sqrt (Var (Rate*X) ) = sqrt(Rate)*sqrt(Var(X)) = sqrt($5)*s =
s' = sqrt($5)*2.903
u' = 6.49
Answer:
Due to the higher Z-score, Kamala had the best GPA when compared to other students at her school.
Step-by-step explanation:
Z-score:
In a set with mean
and standard deviation
, the z-score 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 p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
In this question:
Whichever student's GPA had the higher z-score had the best GPA compared to other students.
Thuy 2.5 3.2 0.8
This means that 
The z-score is:



Vichet 88 75 20
This means that 
The z-score is:



Kamala 8.9 8 0.4
This means that 
The z-score is:



Due to the higher Z-score, Kamala had the best GPA when compared to other students at her school.