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Paganellash Paganellash 2021-11-27

Suppose, household color TVs are replaced at an average age of μ=8.4years after purchase, and the (95% of data) range was from 4.4 to 12.4 years. Thus, the range was 12.44.4=8.0 years. Let x be the age (in years) at which a color TV is replaced. Assume that x has a distribution that is approximately normal.
(a) The empirical rule indicates that for a symmetric and bell-shaped distribution, approximately 95% of the data lies within two standard deviations of the mean. Therefore, a 95% range of data values extending from μ2σ  μ+2σ is often used for "commonly occurring" data values. Note that the interval from μ2σ  μ+2σis4σ in length. This leads to a "rule of thumb" for estimating the standard deviation from a 95% range of data values.
Estimating the standard deviation
For a symmetric, bell-shaped distribution,
standard deviationran 4high valuelow value
where it is estimated that about 95% of the commonly occurring data values fall into this range.
Use this "rule of thumb" to approximate the standard deviation of x values, where x is the age (in years) at which a color TV is replaced. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
(b) What is the probability that someone will keep a color TV more than 5 years before replacement? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
(c) What is the probability that someone will keep a color TV fewer than 10 years before replacement? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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