According to the WHO MONICA Project the mean blood pressure for
people in China is 128 mmHg with a standard deviation of 23 mmHg
(Kuulasmaa, Hense & Tolonen, 1998). Blood pressure is normally
distributed.
- State the random variable.
Blood pressure for people in China
- Suppose a sample of size 15 is taken. State the shape
of the distribution of the sample mean.
- Suppose a sample of size 15 is taken. State the mean of the
sample mean.
- Suppose a sample of size 15 is taken. State the standard
deviation of the sample mean.
- Suppose a sample of size 15 is taken. Find the probability that
the sample mean blood pressure is more than 135 mmHg.
- Would it be unusual to find a sample mean of 15 people in China
of more than 135 mmHg? Why or why not?
- If you did find a sample mean for 15 people in China to be more
than 135 mmHg, what might you conclude?