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Continuous Random Variables
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Rainfall in some
areas may be
normally distributed
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Notation : X ~ N ( , 2 )
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Formulas
2=1
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Notation :
Z ~ N ( 0, 2 1)
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Examples
Finding Areas Using Standard Normal Table
a) 0 < < 1.00 =
b) 1.00 < < 0 =
c) 1.00 < < 1.00 =
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b) (1.00<<0)= .3413
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c) (-1.00<<1.00)= ?
P (-1.00<z<0)=.3413
P (0<z<1.00)=.3413
.3413+.3413=.6826
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Finding Areas Using Standard Normal Table
d) (1.00<<1.25)= ?
P (0<z<1.25) P (0<z<1.00) = ?
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(0<<1.25)= .3944
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Finding Areas Using Standard Normal Table
d) (1.00<<1.25)= ?
P (0<z<1.25) P(0<z<1.00) = ?
(.3944) (.3413) = .0531
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Finding Areas Using Standard Normal Table
e) (<-2.416)= ?
P (z>2.416)= ?
(.50) (.4931) = .0069
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