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    Help. Have answer but teacher says wrong.



    A study of 500 pastors in the Baptist Church found that their sermons lasted an average of 20 minutes with a standard deviation of 3 minutes. If a sample of 50 pastors is selected, what is the probability that their sermons will average more than 21 minutes?

    21-20
    3/√50
    =2.36

    Z> 2.36 = .0091

    My teacher said the z score is correct but the probability is not .0091 but .86 and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

    Please help.

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    your instructor is wrong, it's .0091.
    Last edited by jahred; 12-08-2008 at 09:54 PM.
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    I can also confirm your instructor is wrong, I just checked the normal table in my text and you're dead on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oasis View Post
    A study of 500 pastors in the Baptist Church found that their sermons lasted an average of 20 minutes with a standard deviation of 3 minutes. If a sample of 50 pastors is selected, what is the probability that their sermons will average more than 21 minutes?

    21-20
    3/√50
    =2.36

    Z> 2.36 = .0091

    My teacher said the z score is correct but the probability is not .0091 but .86 and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

    Please help.
    I can confirm that with one glance at the z-score. You're right, your teacher is wrong
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