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Mr3Hunna

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The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor in a local clinic is uniformly distributed between 15 minutes and 2 1/2 hours.
 a. Define the random variable in words.
  b. What is the probability of a patient waiting exactly 50 minutes?
  c. What is the probability that a patient would have to wait between 45 minutes and 2 hours?
  d. Compute the probability that a patient would have to wait over 2 hours.
  e. Determine the expected waiting time and its standard deviation.

Question 2

The margin of error in an interval estimate of the population mean is a function of all of the following EXCEPT _____.
 a. level of significance
  b. sample mean
  c. sample size
  d. variability of the population


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bbburns21

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. the length of time patients must wait
b. 0
c. .556
d. .222
e. 82.5 minutes, 38.97 minutes

Answer to Question 2

b


Mr3Hunna

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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