For women aged 1824, systolic blood pressures (in mm Hg) are normally distributed with a mean of

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For women aged 18–24, systolic blood pressures (in mm Hg) are normally distributed with a mean of 114.8 and a standard deviation of 13.1 (based on data from the National Health Survey). Hypertension is commonly defined as a systolic blood pressure above 140.

a. If a woman between the ages of 18 and 24 is randomly selected, find the probability that her systolic blood pressure is greater than 140.

b. If 4 women in that age bracket are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean systolic blood pressure is greater than 140.

c. Given that part (b) involves a sample size that is not larger than 30, why can the central limit theorem be used?

d. If a physician is given a report stating that 4 women have a mean systolic blood pressure below 140, can she conclude that none of the women have hypertension (with a blood pressure greater than 140)?

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Elementary Statistics

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