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f (x) (b a ) for a x b
0 for all other values
f (x)
Area = 1
a x
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The Standardized Normal Distribution
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Exercise 6.9
According to Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association, the average
local monthly cell phone bill is $42.78. Suppose local monthly cell phone
bills are normally distributed, with a standard deviation of $11.35.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected cell phone bill is more than
$67.75?
b. What is the probability that a randomly selected cell phone bill is between
$30 and $50?
c. What is the probability that a randomly selected cell phone bill is no more
than $25?
d. What is the probability that a randomly selected cell phone bill is between
$45 and $55?
The Normal approximation to the Binomial Distribution
Normal distribution can be used to approximate the binomial Probabilities
Step-1: Convert binomial parameters to normal parameters
Step-2. Does the interval 3 lie between 0 and n? If so continue, otherwise
donot use the normal approximation.
Step-3. Correction for continuity
Step-4. Solve the normal distribution problem.
X +.50
X -.50
X -.50
X +.05
X -.50 and +.50
X +.50 and -.50
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0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
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Exercise 6.23
The international Data Corporation reports that Compaq is number one in PC
market share in the United States with 16% of the market. Suppose a
researcher randomly selects 139 recent purchasers of PCs.
a. What is the probability that more than 25 PC purchasers bought a Compaq?
b. What is the probability that between 15 and 23 (inclusive) PC purchasers
bought a Compaq?
c. What is the probability that fewer than 12 PC purchasers bought a Compaq?
d. What is the probability that exactly 22 PC purchasers bought a Compaq?
Exponential Distributions
Characteristics of the exponential distribution
It is a continuous distribution.
It is a family of distributions.
It is skewed to the right.
The x values range from zero to infinity.
The curve steadily decreases as x gets larger.
Exponential Distribution
X is said to have an exponential distribution if the pdf of X is
e
x
x0 0
f ( x; )
0 Otherwise
The is the mean arrival rate
The mean and the variance of X are
1 1
1
Mean time between arrivals =