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Chapter 6
Continuous Probability Distributions
Uniform Probability Distribution
Normal Probability Distribution
Exponential Probability Distribution
f(x)
x
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Continuous Probability Distributions
Slide 3
Uniform Probability Distribution
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Uniform Probability Distribution
Expected Value of x
E(x) = (a + b)/2
Variance of x
Var(x) = (b - a)2/12
Slide 5
Example: Slater's Buffet
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Example: Slater's Buffet
1/10
x
5 10 12 15
Salad Weight (oz.)
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Example: Slater's Buffet
Expected Value of x
E(x) = (a + b)/2
= (5 + 15)/2
= 10
Variance of x
Var(x) = (b - a)2/12
= (15 – 5)2/12
= 8.33
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Normal Probability Distribution
x
Slide 9
Normal Probability Distribution
Slide 10
Normal Probability Distribution
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Normal Probability Distribution
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Normal Probability Distribution
1 ( x )2 / 2s 2
f ( x) e
2 s
where:
= mean
s = standard deviation
= 3.14159
e = 2.71828
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Standard Normal Probability Distribution
Slide 14
Example: Pep Zone
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Example: Pep Zone
Area = .5
z
0 .83
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Example: Pep Zone
.5 .1915 .1950 .1985 .2019 .2054 .2088 .2123 .2157 .2190 .2224
.6 .2257 .2291 .2324 .2357 .2389 .2422 .2454 .2486 .2518 .2549
.7 .2580 .2612 .2642 .2673 .2704 .2734 .2764 .2794 .2823 .2852
.8 .2881 .2910 .2939 .2967 .2995 .3023 .3051 .3078 .3106 .3133
.9 .3159 .3186 .3212 .3238 .3264 .3289 .3315 .3340 .3365 .3389
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Example: Pep Zone
Area = .05
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Example: Pep Zone
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Exponential Probability Distribution
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Exponential Probability Distribution
P ( x x0 ) 1 e xo /
where:
x0 = some specific value of x
Slide 22
Example: Al’s Carwash
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Example: Al’s Carwash
.4
.3 P(x < 2) = area = .4866
.2
.1
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time Between Successive Arrivals (mins.)
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Relationship between the Poisson
and Exponential Distributions
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End of Chapter 6
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