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You Explain It! Birth Weights  The birth weights of full-term babies are normally distributed with mean \(\mu = 3400\) grams and \(\sigma = 505\) grams. Source: Based on data obtained from the National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 48, No. 3

(a) Draw a normal curve with the parameters labeled.

(b) Shade the region that represents the proportion of full-term babies who weigh more than 4410 grams.

(c) Suppose the area under the normal curve to the right of x = 4410 is 0.0228. Provide two interpretations of this result.

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QUESTION:

You Explain It! Birth Weights  The birth weights of full-term babies are normally distributed with mean \(\mu = 3400\) grams and \(\sigma = 505\) grams. Source: Based on data obtained from the National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 48, No. 3

(a) Draw a normal curve with the parameters labeled.

(b) Shade the region that represents the proportion of full-term babies who weigh more than 4410 grams.

(c) Suppose the area under the normal curve to the right of x = 4410 is 0.0228. Provide two interpretations of this result.

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Given, The birth weights of full-term babies are normally distributed with mean  = 3400 grams and  = 505 grams.

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