Asked by Annie
Bellevue Hospital in New York City uses 100.6 °F as the lowest temperature considered to indicate a fever.
a. (0.1 point) What percentage of normal and healthy adults would be considered to have
a fever? :
b. (0.1 point) Does this percentage suggest that a cutoff of 100.6 °F is appropriate?
a. (0.1 point) What percentage of normal and healthy adults would be considered to have
a fever? :
b. (0.1 point) Does this percentage suggest that a cutoff of 100.6 °F is appropriate?
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Answered by
PsyDAG
What is the mean and standard deviation of the distribution of normal temperatures?
Z = (100.6 - mean)/SD
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to this Z score.
Come to your own conclusions.
Z = (100.6 - mean)/SD
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to this Z score.
Come to your own conclusions.
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