Cherry trees in a certain orchard have heights that are normally distributed with mean = 112

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Cherry trees in a certain orchard have heights that are normally distributed with mean μ = 112 inches and standard deviation σ = 14 inches.

a. Find the 27th percentile of the tree heights.

b. Find the 85th percentile of the tree heights.

c. Find the third quartile of the tree heights.

d. An agricultural scientist wants to study the tallest 1% of the trees to determine whether they have a certain gene that allows them to grow taller. To do this, she needs to study all the trees above a certain height. What height is this?

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9781259969454

3rd Edition

Authors: William Navidi, Barry Monk

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