The distribution of heights of adult males has a mean of 69 inches and a standard deviation of 4 inches. A random sample of 36 adult males is selected. Find the probability that the average height will be more than 70 inches.

a.0.668
b.0.858
c.0.908
d.0.995

1 answer

Z = (Sample mean-Pop. mean)/SEm

SEm = SD/√n

Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to the Z score.