Edexcel S1 2006 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeCombined events across distributions

7. The heights of a group of athletes are modelled by a normal distribution with mean 180 cm and a standard deviation 5.2 cm . The weights of this group of athletes are modelled by a normal distribution with mean 85 kg and standard deviation 7.1 kg . Find the probability that a randomly chosen athlete
  1. is taller than 188 cm ,
  2. weighs less than 97 kg .
    (2)
  3. Assuming that for these athletes height and weight are independent, find the probability that a randomly chosen athlete is taller than 188 cm and weighs more than 97 kg .
  4. Comment on the assumption that height and weight are independent.