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Chapter 7
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Learning Objectives
LO7-1 Describe the uniform probability distribution and use it to
calculate probabilities.
LO7-2 Describe the characteristics of a normal probability distribution.
LO7-3 Describe the standard normal probability distribution and use
it to calculate probabilities.
LO7-4 Approximate the binomial probability distribution using the
standard normal probability distribution to calculate probabilities.
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LO7-1 Describe the uniform probability
distribution and use it to calculate probabilities.
This distribution is
rectangular in shape
and is defined by
minimum (a) and
maximum (b) values.
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LO7-2 Describe the characteristics of a
normal probability distribution.
Characteristics of a Normal
Probability Distribution
▪ It is bell-shaped and has a single peak at the center of the distribution.
▪ It is symmetrical about the mean.
▪ It is asymptotic: The curve gets closer and closer to the X-axis but never
actually touches it. To put it another way, the tails of the curve extend
indefinitely in both directions.
▪ The location of a normal distribution is determined by the mean, . The
dispersion or spread of the distribution is determined by the standard
deviation, σ.
▪ The arithmetic mean, median, and mode are equal.
▪ As a probability distribution, the total area under the curve is defined to be
1.00.
▪ Because the distribution is symmetrical about the mean, half the area under
the normal curve is to the right of the mean, and the other half to the left of it.
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LO7-4 Approximate the binomial probability
distribution using the standard normal
probability distribution to calculate probabilities.
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