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Answer:
0.7123 = 71.23% probability that a random sample of 75 detached houses in Franklin County had a mean price greater than $190,000 in 2009.
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this question, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.
Normal Probability Distribution
Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the z-score of a measure X is given by:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
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.
Central Limit Theorem
The Central Limit Theorem establishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]s = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex].
For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.
The mean price for a detached house in Franklin County, OH in 2009 was $192,723. Suppose we know that the standard deviation was $42,000.
This means that [tex]\mu = 192723, \sigma = 42000[/tex]
Sample of 75:
This means that [tex]n = 75, s = \frac{42000}{\sqrt{75}}[/tex]
What is the probability that a random sample of 75 detached houses in Franklin County had a mean price greater than $190,000 in 2009?
1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 190000. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
By the Central Limit Theorem
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{190000 - 192723}{\frac{42000}{\sqrt{75}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.56[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.56[/tex] has a p-value of 0.2877
1 - 0.2877 = 0.7123
0.7123 = 71.23% probability that a random sample of 75 detached houses in Franklin County had a mean price greater than $190,000 in 2009.
