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Chapter 7
The Normal
Distribution
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7-2 Outline
7-1 Introduction
7-2 Properties of the Normal
Distribution
7-3 The Standard Normal
Distribution
7-4 Applications of the Normal
Distribution
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7-3 Outline
2
( x )2 2
e
y
2
where
e 2.718
314
.
population mean
population standard deviation
value mean
z
standard deviation
or
X
z
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7-3 Area Under the Standard
7-16 Normal Curve - Example
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7- 3 Area Under the Standard
7-18 Normal Curve - Example
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7-3 Area Under the Standard
7-20 Normal Curve - Example
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7-3 Area Under the Standard
7-24 Normal Curve - Example
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7-3 Area Under the Standard
7-26 Normal Curve - Example
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7-3 Area Under the Standard
7-30 Normal Curve - Example
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RECALL: The Standard Normal
7-32 Distribution
value mean
z
standard deviation
or
X
z
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7-4 Applications of the Normal
7-33 Distribution - Example
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7-4 Applications of the Normal
7-36 Distribution - Example
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7-4 Applications of the Normal
7-41 Distribution - Example
X
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7-4 Applications of the Normal
7-45 Distribution - Example
2, 2 2 6, 2 4
2, 4 3 6, 4 5
2, 6 4 6, 6 6
2, 8 5 6, 8 7
4, 2 3 8, 2 5
4, 4 4 8, 4 6
4, 6 5 8, 6 7
4, 8 6 8, 8 8
X-bar 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(mean)
f 1 2 3 4 3 2 1
3
Frequency
0
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
S AM P LE M E AN S
X
16
1581
. .
This is the same as .
2
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7-5 The Standard Error of the
7-60 Mean
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7-5 The Central Limit Theorem -
7-66 Example
(continued) = np = (300)(0.06) = 18
and
= npq = (300)(0.06)(0.94) = 4.11.
So P(X = 25) = P(24.5 X 25.5)
z1 = [24.5 18]/4.11 = 1.58 and
z2= [25.5 18]/4.11 = 1.82.