Redesign of Ejection Seats When women were finally allowed to become pilots of fighter jets, engineers needed
Question:
Redesign of Ejection Seats When women were finally allowed to become pilots of fighter jets, engineers needed to redesign the ejection seats because they had been originally designed for men only. The ACES-II ejection seats were designed for men weighing between 140 lb and 211 lb. Weights of women are now normally distributed with a mean of 171 lb and a standard deviation of 46 lb (based on Data Set 1 “Body Data” in Appendix B).
a. If 1 woman is randomly selected, find the probability that her weight is between 140 lb and 211 lb.
b. If 25 different women are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean weight is between 140 lb and 211 lb.
c. When redesigning the fighter jet ejection seats to better accommodate women, which probability is more relevant: the result from part
(a) or the result from part (b)? Why?
Step by Step Answer:
Biostatistics For The Biological And Health Sciences
ISBN: 9780134039015
2nd Edition
Authors: Marc Triola, Mario Triola, Jason Roy