OCR Stats 1 2017 Specimen — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleStats 1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionSpecimen
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeIndependent events across days/trials

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  1. The heights of English men aged 25 to 34 are normally distributed with mean 178 cm and standard deviation 8 cm .
    Three English men aged 25 to 34 are chosen at random.
    Find the probability that all three men have a height less than 194 cm .
  2. The diagram shows the distribution of heights of Scottish women aged 25 to 34 .
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{cac31da4-f1ad-4c34-a47f-2bc68c2304f1-08_559_1389_855_412} The distribution is approximately normal. Use the diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet to estimate the standard deviation of these heights, explaining your method.