The depth of the snow at Yellowstone National Park in April at the lower geyser basin was normally distributed with a mean of 3.9 inches and standard deviation of 0.52 inches. What value is two standard deviations above the mean?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]X =4.94\ in[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

For a standard normal distribution of mean [tex]\mu_z = 0[/tex] and [tex]\sigma_z = 1[/tex]

the statistic [tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

In this problem we look for the value of X that is 2 standard deviations above the mean.

If there are two standard deviations above the mean, then, in the standard normal distribution, the statistic [tex]Z = 2[/tex].

Then, we clear X.

[tex]2 = \frac{X -\mu}{\sigma}\\\\2\sigma = X - \mu\\\\\2\sigma + \mu = X\\\\[/tex]

Where:

[tex]\sigma=0.52\\\\\mu=3.9\\\\X = 2(0.52) + 3.9\\\\X =4.94[/tex]