Sheila\'s doctor is concerned that she may suffer from gestational diabetes (hig

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Sheila's doctor is concerned that she may suffer from gestational diabetes (high blood glucose levels during pregnancy). There is variation both in the actual glucose level and in the blood test that measures the level. A patient is classified as having gestational diabetes if the glucose level is above 140 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) one hour after a sugary drink is ingested. Sheila's measured glucose level one hour after ingesting the sugary drink varies according to the Normal distribution with = 121 mg/dl and = 10 mg/dl. What is the level L such that there is probability only 0.05 that the mean glucose level of 3 test results falls above L for Sheila's glucose level distribution? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

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Sol:

mean=121

stddev=10

. I assume you have learned about the Z score. Z=(L-)/s and is a measure of how far your measurement is from the mean in multiples of standard deviations. So the question is asking for the value of L that makes the probability of Z, P(Z.05) You now have to look in a normal probability table to find the Z that corresponds to P(Z>.05) and that Z=1.645. So now you can solve for L=1.645*s+

P(Z>(L-121)/(10/3)) = 0.05 (given)

n=3

(L-121)/(10/3) =1.645 ...normal tables

L=130.49

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