Questions: The mean starting salary for nurses is 67,694 dollars nationally. The standard deviation is approximately 10,333 dollars. The starting salary is not normally distributed. A sample of 32 starting salaries for nurses is taken.
It is possible with rounding for a probability to be 0.0000.
c) Identify the random variable X̄ in the context of this problem.
Select an answer
d) Find the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean.
Put the numeric value in the first box and the correct units in the second box.
Transcript text: The mean starting salary for nurses is 67,694 dollars nationally. The standard deviation is approximately 10,333 dollars. The starting salary is not normally distributed. A sample of 32 starting salaries for nurses is taken.
It is possible with rounding for a probability to be 0.0000 .
c) Identify the random variable $\bar{X}$ in the context of this problem.
Select an answer
d) Find the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean.
Put the numeric value in the first box and the correct units in the second box.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identifying the random variable X
The random variable X represents the starting salary of a nurse.
Step 2: Finding the mean of the sampling distribution
The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean is equal to the population mean. In this case, the population mean is given as 67,694 dollars.
Final Answer:
c) The starting salary of a nurse.
d) 67694 dollars