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Chapter 4 : Normal
distribution
Assoc. Prof. Munzilah Md. Rohani
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68-95-99.7 Rule
68% of
the data
68-95-99.7 Rule
in Math terms…
1 x 2
1 ( )
2
e 2 dx .68
2 1 x 2
1 ( )
2 2
e 2 dx .95
3 1 x 2
1 ( )
3 2
e 2 dx .997
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n 10
t
0
80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
POUNDS
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e 15
r
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n 10
t
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POUNDS
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e 15
r
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n 10
t
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80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
POUNDS
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EXAMPLE 2
1 x 2
1 ( )
f ( x) e 2
2
This is a bell shaped curve
Note constants: with different centers and
=3.14159 spreads depending on
e=2.71828 and
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EXAMPLE 3
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EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 4
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EXAMPLE
Binomial approach
Normal approach
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Normal approach
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