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Ch4: 4.3 The Normal distribution 4.4 The Exponential Distribution

Ch4: 4.3 The Normal distribution 4.4 The Exponential Distribution. Continuous pdfs , CDFs and Expectation. Section 4.1-2. In short continuous random variables are similar to discrete ones but with rules as follows:. 1. 2. CDF and Expectation:. The Normal Distribution. Section 4.3.

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Ch4: 4.3 The Normal distribution 4.4 The Exponential Distribution

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  1. Ch4: 4.3 The Normal distribution 4.4 The Exponential Distribution

  2. Continuous pdfs, CDFs and Expectation Section 4.1-2 In short continuous random variables are similar to discrete ones but with rules as follows: 1. 2. CDF and Expectation:

  3. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The most important distribution of classical and applied statistics. Many experiments result in data that can be modeled using the normal distribution including but not limited to: height, weight, measurements of error in scientific experiments, reaction times in psychological experiments, test scores, … etc. Statistics such as means, proportions and variances estimated from samples also have a normal distribution given some conditions that we will learn about soon! Many of the discrete and continuous distributions can be approximated using the Normal under certain condition as well.

  4. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Experiments of interest Many!! As long as the shape of the distribution is symmetrical and bell-shaped. Sample space Or assumed to be with the chance of observing the too large and too small values being very small Random variable

  5. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Probability distribution We say that a random variable is normally distributed, , governed by two parameters the mean μ and the standard deviation σ, if the pdf of its distribution is, CDF Expectation

  6. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The pdf for a mean = μ = 70 and Standard deviation = σ = 5 is, μ = 70 σ = 5

  7. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Example: Suppose that the distribution of heights of adult men residing in the U.S. follows a normal distribution with mean = μ = 70in and standard deviation = σ = 2.5in. If we choose a man at random from the U.S. what is the chance that he will have a height equal to 65in?

  8. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 What is the chance that he will have a height less than 65in?

  9. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 What is the chance that he will have a height greater than or equal to 75in?

  10. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 What is the chance that he will have a height between 65in and 75in?

  11. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 If we change the mean and standard deviation in the above problem we will obtain a new distribution. Still bell-shaped and symmetrical though will need us to find new integrals. Which can make life very tedious at times. To avoid this we use a standard normal distribution

  12. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The standard Normal To standardize we shift the normal distribution to force the mean to equal to zero and scale the variance and force it to equal to one! μ = 70 μ = 0 σ = 5 σ = 1

  13. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The standard Normal To do so we define a new random variable Z that is a function of X, Z is said to have a standard normal distribution with mean = μ = 0 and standard deviation = σ = 1, pdf, A CDF, , as provided by Table A.3 pages 668-669

  14. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The standard Normal Using the standard normal, find the probability Z < -1, Z > 1, 2.5 < Z < 3 -2 < Z <1 Z > -1.5 and Z < 2.5

  15. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 The standard Normal If we choose a man at random from the U.S. what is the chance that he will have a height equal to 65in? What is the chance that he will have a height less than 65in? What is the chance that he will have a height greater than or equal to 75in? What is the chance that he will have a height between 65in and 75in?

  16. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Percentiles By definition the (100p)th percentile of a distribution is denoted by x(p) (η(p) in the book) and is the value of the random variable X such that the probability to the left that value is equal to p. In other words it is x(p) such that,

  17. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Percentiles Find the 5th percentile for the standard normal. Find the 97th percentile for the standard normal Find the 50th percentile for the standard normal. In the height example, find the 30th percentile. In the height example, find the 99th percentile

  18. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 zα = x(1-α) = equal to the (1-α)th percentile; we will get back to this when we start constructing confidence intervals and testing hypotheses. At that point I will emphasize the percentiles a bit more. Find the z0.05

  19. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Approximating the Binomial If , with , then we can use the normal distribution to approximate this distribution as follows, That is X is approximately normal with

  20. The Normal Distribution Section 4.3 Example: Suppose that 25% of all licensed drivers in the state of Washington do not have insurance. If we intend to observe 50 drivers sampled at random from WA, what is the chance that we will observe 10 drivers or less that are uninsured (approximately and exactly)?

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