Answer:
0.0409 = 4.09% probability that the mean height of the 35 NBA players will be more than 80 inches.
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 average height of a current NBA player is 79 inches with a standard deviation of 3.4 inches.
This means that [tex]\mu = 79, \sigma = 3.4[/tex]
A random sample of 35 current NBA players is taken.
This means that [tex]n = 35, s = \frac{3.4}{\sqrt{35}}[/tex]
What is the probability that the mean height of the 35 NBA players will be more than 80 inches?
This is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 80. So
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
By the Central Limit Theorem
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{s}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{80 - 79}{\frac{3.4}{\sqrt{35}}}[/tex]
[tex]Z = 1.74[/tex]
[tex]Z = 1.74[/tex] has a p-value of 0.9591
1 - 0.9591 = 0.0409
0.0409 = 4.09% probability that the mean height of the 35 NBA players will be more than 80 inches.
