Question

Carson's tablet has 2,000 videos. The play time for the videos is skewed to the right, with a mean of 135 seconds and a standard deviation of 25 seconds.
Part A: Can you accurately calculate the probability that the mean play time is more than 142 seconds for an SRS of 10 videos? Explain. (4 points)

Part B: If you take a random sample of 50 videos instead of 10, explain how the Central Limit Theorem allows you to find the probability that the mean play time is more than 142 seconds. Calculate this probability and show your work. (6 points)

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

A: Yes, it is 18.80%. Sample Mean= 135, Sample Standard deviation= 25/sq rt of 10 = 7.906, normalcdf(142, 999999, 135, 7.906) = .18796 × 100 = 18.796 = 18.80%

B: If we increase the sample size to 50, then, due to the Central Limit Therme, there should be less variation within the data (it should point to a more clear center). Sample Mean= 135, Sample Standard deviation= 25/sq rt of 50 = 3.535, normalcdf(142, 999999, 135, 3.535) = .02385 × 100 = 2.385 = 2.39%