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Chap 6-1
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, you learn:
Chap 6-2
thickness of an item
time required to complete a task
temperature of a solution
height, in inches
f(X)
Mean
= Median
= Mode
Chap 6-4
f(X) =
1
e
2
1 (X )
Changing increases
or decreases the
spread.
Chap 6-7
X
Z=
The Standardized
Normal Distribution
Example
X $200 $100
Z=
=
= 2.0
$50
$100
0
$200
2.0
$X ( = $100, = $50)
Z ( = 0, = 1)
f(X)
= P (a < X < b)
(Note that the
probability of any
individual value is zero)
X
Chap 6-13
Probability as
Area Under the Curve
The total area under the curve is 1.0, and the curve is
symmetric, so half is above the mean, half is below
f(X) P( < X < ) = 0.5
0.5
0.5
0.9772
Example:
P(Z < 2.00) = 0.9772
0
2.00
Chap 6-15
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.0
0.1
.
.
.
2.0
2.0
P(Z < 2.00) = 0.9772
.9772
Chap 6-16
Chap 6-17
X
18.0
18.6
Chap 6-18
X 18.6 18.0
Z=
=
= 0.12
5.0
= 18
=5
18 18.6
=0
=1
0 0.12
.00
.01
.02
0.5478
0.00
0.12
Chap 6-20
Finding Normal
Upper Tail Probabilities
X
18.0
18.6
Chap 6-21
Finding Normal
Upper Tail Probabilities
(continued)
1.000
1.0 - 0.5478
= 0.4522
Z
0
0.12
Z
0
0.12
Chap 6-22
Calculate Z-values:
X 18 18
Z=
=
=0
5
X 18.6 18
Z=
=
= 0.12
18 18.6
0 0.12
0.0478
0.5000
Z
0.00
0.12
Chap 6-24
X
18.0
17.4
Chap 6-25
0.0478
0.4522
17.4 18.0
-0.12 0
X
Z
Chap 6-26
Practice
a.
b.
c.
d.
7<<9
(3X 11)
Chap 6-27
Solution
97
2
a. ( < 9)
=
=
=1
< 9 = < 1 = 0.8413
b. > 9 = > 1
= 1 ( < 1)
= 1 0.8413
= 0.1587
c. 7 < < 9 .
77
2
=0
Chap 6-28
Solution
7<<9 =P 0<Z<1
= <1 <0
= 0.8413 0.5
= 0.3413.
d. 3 10.5 .
37
=
=
= 2
10.57
=
=
= 1.75
Chap 6-29
Solution
d. 3 10.5 = P 2 1.75
= 1.75 2
= 0.9599 0.0228
= 0.9371
Chap 6-30