[EMAIL PROTECTED] (J. Williams) wrote in message 
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> On 3 Apr 2002 08:36:47 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (david) wrote:
> 
> >u=2.7 minutes
> >sigma=.6 minutes
> >
> >my main question is how do I get the Z value here?
> >
> >The question is something like this what is probability that the total
> >check out time for next customers is less than 90 minutes?
> >
> >- I understand that Xi is (i=1,2,3) and 
> >                    W = X1 + X2 . . . . and
> >                    P(W<90) = P(X bar<3)
> >
> >BUT
> >
> >How does (X bar<3) = P(Z<2.74)
> >
> >So my main question is how does (X bar<3)=P(Z<2.74)?
> >
> >Could someone please explain how does this work?
> >
> >Thanks in advance!
> 
> check out this site:
> http://psych-www.colorado.edu/~mcclella/java/normal/normz.html
> It should give you a hint on how to obtain Z scores from a normal
> distribution of scores.   Are you sure about the above data?   A mu of
> 2.7 and a standard deviation of .6 with a -90 score seems a tad off
> kilter to me.  Maybe, I'm missing something here.

a tad off kilter indeed.  what's missing!!! doesn't n have to be 30,
not 3?

smells like at homework assignment from here - concepts:  standard
error of the mean; z score equivalent for a given Xbar.  go for it!!!
.
.
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