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How do I do (iii) and (iv)?

Help is needed. Thanks

Date Posted: 2 years ago
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Audrey
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2 years ago
This question is on normally distribution.

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Boy Mow Chau
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answers for (i) & (ii) shown just for info.

for (iii), treat as linear combination of random variables. note that variances must always be ADDED together.

for (iv), it is a distribution within another distribution.

do check for calculation errors.
Audrey
Audrey
2 years ago
Thank you. The answer shows (iii) to be 0.323.
I tried (iii), I also get the same answer as you. Could the answer be wrong?
Boy Mow Chau
Boy Mow Chau
2 years ago
Does the answer key show how 0.323 is obtained?

The question gives the mean of male & female as 1.71 & 1.6 respectively, & ...
1.711-1.6 = 0.111

By symmetry of normal distribution ...
P(M-F<0.111) = 0.5
so P(M-F<0.2) must be greater than 0.5 (regardless of what is the variance).

Therefore, even if the answer 0.645 is not right, the answer of 0.323 is unreasonable.
Audrey
Audrey
2 years ago
Ok thank you. I think the answer key is incorrect.